Jeremy Corbyn’s proposal for ‘People’s Quantitative Easing’ has helped get the debate on money creation into the mainstream. On the one …
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Making Money Work: can innovations in monetary policy promote long-term prosperity?
Earlier this week, Positive Money hosted the biggest discussion on the future of UK monetary policy since the election. Here’s a brief …
Socialism for the rich (Drawbacks of our current money system)
Private money creation: from crisis to crisis There are many reasons to change the current money system. To begin with, the current …
Money creation is a lucrative business for private banks
How is money created? Most people, including many economists, think that central banks and thus government creates our money. The …
Lack of money – Understanding our monetary system
The past hundred years have brought us unprecedented development, especially through ever-evolving technology. In consequence never in …
Lowering Interest Rates or Sovereign Money?
Seven years have passed since the start of the financial crisis, and the vast majority of central banks around the world have already …
Can money be a force for good?
There is more money in the world than at any other point in human history, so why doesn’t it reach the places that need it most?, asks Fran …
What are Economists Saying About Iceland’s Sovereign Money Proposal?
A study recently commissioned by the Icelandic prime minister, Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson, and written by Frosti Sigurjonsson, displays an …
Bank Robbery: Banks and the Money Supply
Chapter 1 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.' Sensible advice, especially when it comes to tinkering with the money supply: with laws about …