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UNINA9910808604303321 |
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Autore |
Mellor Mary |
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Titolo |
Debt or democracy : public money for sustainability and social justice / / Mary Mellor |
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London : , : Pluto Press, , 2016 |
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1-78371-718-1 |
1-78371-717-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Debts, Public - Great Britain |
Finance, Public - Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The privatisation of money and the politics of austerity -- Money for sustainability, sufficiency and social justice -- Provisioning through public money -- Misunderstanding public money : four myths and a confusion -- Janus-faced : the central bank -- Understanding public money -- Public money : beyond the borders -- Conclusion : crisis and change. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Debt or Democracy explodes the myths behind modern money. It challenges the neoliberal obsession with public debt and deficit, arguing that a much more serious problem is the privatised creation of money through bank debt that leads to boom and bust. Far from being a burden on the taxpayer, Mary Mellor argues that public money and public expenditure is necessary for economic well-being. Arguing that money is a public resource that should be under democratic control, Debt or Democracy directly challenges conventional economic thinking and presents a radical alternative for socially just and ecologically sustainable provisioning."--Publisher's Web site. |
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