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THE POLITICS OF MONEY: Towards Sustainability and Economic Democracy
Frances Hutchinson
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Paperback. Explores the evolution of our economic system as serving ends quite unrelated to the provisioning and sustainability of human communities. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Classical and radical economists have marginalised the role of money, most particularly the role of credit, in driving the machinery of accumulation and exclusion. Although critiques of capitalism from Marxist, feminist and ecological perspectives abound, The Politics of Money is unique in gathering the strengths of these differing critiques into a coherent whole.
The book reviews the role of money in current society through an overview of the history of money creation and a critique of the main theoretical developments in economic thought. Alternative perspectives on money are then presented through a review of a number ... Read more
Classical and radical economists have marginalised the role of money, most particularly the role of credit, in driving the machinery of accumulation and exclusion. Although critiques of capitalism from Marxist, feminist and ecological perspectives abound, The Politics of Money is unique in gathering the strengths of these differing critiques into a coherent whole.
The book reviews the role of money in current society through an overview of the history of money creation and a critique of the main theoretical developments in economic thought. Alternative perspectives on money are then presented through a review of a number ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745317205
SKU
KCW0012577
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99-1
About Frances Hutchinson
Frances Hutchinson is a former research fellow at the University of Bradford with a lifelong interest in ecology, economy and society. She is the author of The Politics of Money: Towards Sustainability and Economic Democracy (Pluto, 2002) and The Political Economy of Social Credit and Guild Socialism (Routledge, 1997). Mary Mellor is Emeritus Professor at Northumbria ... Read more
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