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Debt or Democracy: Public Money for Sustainability and Social Justice
Mary Mellor
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Description for Debt or Democracy: Public Money for Sustainability and Social Justice
Hardback. A case for the common ownership of money as a solution to the financial crisis Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KCA; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
This is a challenge to conventional thinking around money and the 'debt crisis'. By re-evaluating the source of money, Mary Mellor presents a radical alternative to austerity and privatisation: public wealth, or, money used for sustainability, sufficiency and social justice. Debt or Democracy debunks the received lessons of the financial crisis of 2007. Political elites shout about a house whose finances are in disarray; a 'yawning deficit' created by reckless spending in a bloated public sector. The answer to this 'debt crisis' has been harsh austerity measures - but this is a dangerously deceptive discourse. ... Read more
This is a challenge to conventional thinking around money and the 'debt crisis'. By re-evaluating the source of money, Mary Mellor presents a radical alternative to austerity and privatisation: public wealth, or, money used for sustainability, sufficiency and social justice. Debt or Democracy debunks the received lessons of the financial crisis of 2007. Political elites shout about a house whose finances are in disarray; a 'yawning deficit' created by reckless spending in a bloated public sector. The answer to this 'debt crisis' has been harsh austerity measures - but this is a dangerously deceptive discourse. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
390g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745335551
SKU
V9780745335551
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About Mary Mellor
Mary Mellor is Emeritus Professor at Northumbria University, where she was founding Chair of the University's Sustainable Cities Research Institute. She has published extensively on alternative economics integrating socialist, feminist and green perspectives. Her books include Debt or Democracy (Pluto, 2015), The Future of Money (Pluto, 2010) and The Politics of Money (Pluto, 2002).
Reviews for Debt or Democracy: Public Money for Sustainability and Social Justice
'This book deserves to be widely read and deeply considered ... I heartily recommend this book'
Peace News 'Debt or Democracy will surely enhance her reputation as a radical socialist academic'
Socialist Review 'Original and thought-provoking ... This well-researched study will interest anyone wanting to understand our current economic problems in order to take further action'
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Peace News 'Debt or Democracy will surely enhance her reputation as a radical socialist academic'
Socialist Review 'Original and thought-provoking ... This well-researched study will interest anyone wanting to understand our current economic problems in order to take further action'
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