Money and Debt: The Public Role of Banks /

This Open Access book from the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy explains how money creation and banking works, describes the main problems of the current monetary and financial system and discusses several reform options. This book systematically evaluates proposals for fundament...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Stellinga, Bart (Author), de Hoog, Josta (Author), van Riel, Arthur (Author), de Vries, Casper (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:	1st ed. 2021.
Series:	Research for Policy, Studies by the Netherlands Council for Government Policy,
Subjects:	Economic policy. Macroeconomics. Economics. Public administration. Economic Policy. Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics. Political Economy/Economic Systems. Public Administration. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 How is money created?
Chapter 3 The history of money creation
Chapter 4 An appraisal of the financial monetary system
Chapter 5 How does the sovereign money system work?
Chapter 6 Advantages and disadvantages of the sovereign money system
Chapter 7 Policies to restore the balance in the current system
Chapter 8 Conclusions and recommendations
Annex I: List of experts consulted
Annex II: Tax regime, debt and banks' risk attitude.