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Wednesday 26 September 2018

Positive money @ Radio 4 and Switzerland

The idea of 'positive money' has been promoted in these parts for some time now:
Futures Forum: An Exeter Pound: the Positive Money campaign comes to Transition Exeter...
Futures Forum: An Exeter Pound: "97% Owned": Positive Money campaign film...

Here's a guide from non other than Martin Wolf of the FT:
Martin Wolf, Financial Times: Stop banks from creating money (Positive Money) - YouTube

And here are a couple of 'solutions':



Introductory videos - Positive Money
Could These 3 Simple Changes to Banking Fix the Economy? - YouTube

From the Positive Money organisation:
Making money and banking work for society
Positive Money - YouTube

With a short piece on the issues from Radio 4 recently:

Making Money: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 5


This is Capitalism

20 September 2018

David Grossman asks how and when money is created in the modern economy, how that influences asset prices and financial stability and hears about a radical Swiss idea for monetary reform.

Joining the debate are Positive Money director Fran Boait and Professor Sir Charles Bean, former chief economist and deputy governor for monetary policy at The Bank of England.

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