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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Main Authors: Stellinga, Bart (Author), de Hoog, Josta (Author), van Riel, Arthur (Author), de Vries, Casper (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic 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,
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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.