A Handbook of Alternative Monetary Economics (Elgar Original Reference)
Автор:Malcolm Sawyer Год: 2008 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 524 ISBN: 1848441193 `This book is an important contribution to monetary theory. . . The spectrum of varying interpretations offered in this book is much wider than that found in all of mainstream monetary theory. Most of the 29 contributions in this work represent a substantial change to conventional monetary theory. . . the material is very valuable. Highly recommended. Comprehensive upper-division collections and all graduate research collections.' - M. Perelman, Choice This major new Handbook consists of 29 contributions that explore the full range of exciting and interesting work on money and finance, currently taking place within heterodox economics. There are many themes and facets of alternative monetary and financial economics but two major ones can be identified. The first concerns the nature of money: money is credit created through the financial system in the process of loan creation. The second theme is that money is endogenous and not exogenous. Contributions to the Handbook cover the...
