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The Future of Money
Bernard Lietaer
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Description for The Future of Money
Paperback. A devastating analysis of how and why society depends on money. Money affects every area of life both for the individual and for business, socially, politically and economically. Clear-sighted, intellectually challenging, inspirational and controversial. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; KCBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 512.
Based on the four mega-trends of monetary instability, global greying (an ageing global population), the information revolution, and climate change and species extinction, Bernard Lietaer looks at different scenarios of what the world might be like in 2020. 1. The Corporate Millennium: governments are disbanded, central banks close down and the world is run with Big Brother control by huge corporations with their own currencies.2. Caring Communities: people retreat into small, self-sustaining communities, like tribes.3. Hell on Earth: in which the breakdown of life as we know it is followed by a highly individualistic free-for-all, resulting in an ever more ... Read more
Based on the four mega-trends of monetary instability, global greying (an ageing global population), the information revolution, and climate change and species extinction, Bernard Lietaer looks at different scenarios of what the world might be like in 2020. 1. The Corporate Millennium: governments are disbanded, central banks close down and the world is run with Big Brother control by huge corporations with their own currencies.2. Caring Communities: people retreat into small, self-sustaining communities, like tribes.3. Hell on Earth: in which the breakdown of life as we know it is followed by a highly individualistic free-for-all, resulting in an ever more ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Random House Business
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
511g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780712699914
SKU
V9780712699914
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About Bernard Lietaer
Bernard Lietaer has spent 25 years working in different areas of the money system. He worked on the creation of the single European currency and was named the world's top currency trader by Business Week in 1989 (making $22m in three years). He was Professor of International Finance at the University of Louvain, Belgium, and a Fellow at the Center ... Read more
Reviews for The Future of Money
Read this thoughtful, penetrating, readable book and you'll understand how profoundly present monetary systems and the people who control them affect your life
Dee Hock, Founder and CEO Emeritus, VISA International Exciting, challenging and profound; a unique and essential contribution to our understanding of money.
Dr. Peter Russell, author of The Global Brain Awakens This is an important ... Read more
Dee Hock, Founder and CEO Emeritus, VISA International Exciting, challenging and profound; a unique and essential contribution to our understanding of money.
Dr. Peter Russell, author of The Global Brain Awakens This is an important ... Read more