'[Amato & Fantacci's] point that the whole economic system is shot and must change seems hard to contest. What they call "the globalisation of precariousness" is clearly a recipe for recurring disaster.' South China Morning Post ‘This is a serious analysis of how and why the financial markets as they are currently organized prevent genuine market ... Read moretransactions and therefore harm the economy. In this distinctive and important new book, the authors argue that getting the markets right is the most important issue facing us at present.’ Colin Crouch, University of Warwick ‘In a compelling sequel to their acclaimed The End of Finance, Amato and Fantacci insist that finance is currently a wholly destructive and illegitimate force. However, unlike other radical critiques, they maintain that it should play a vital role in the modern economy. They have provided a compelling and lucid account of how this might be achieved at global, national and local levels.’ Geoffrey Ingham, University of Cambridge Show Less