Ending the Global Casino?The world recently has had final notice that financial markets were at the edge of a major downfall. The monetary systems worldwide have been patched up by mega money injections in their banking corporations. However, as the attitude of the limitless greedy has not changed at all, and the financial markets have returned to business as usual, a new and this time more disastrous crisis can be expected to come. In Ending the Global Casino Ad Broere explains that financial crises, scarcity, debts, and interest are not Nature's Way, and that the present monetary system is not the only choice we have. We can say goodbye to this global casino, and opt for a solution in which money plays a subservient role. We can choose for an economy that invests in a better future for the planet and all its living creatures. Our reward may be a high and sustainable quality of life for us and for our children. However, this will require a completely different attitude towards money and economy. Ad Broere, economist and author of Een Menselijke Economie (A Humane Economy) has been active for more than thirty years in banking, consulting, and education. Widely experienced and highly respected, he is more than capable of clarifying the strengths and weaknesses of the economy. In Ending the Global Casino? he explains in a comprehensible and non-academic way, why breaking with the present monetary system is vital for the future of planet and people |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 7 |
CHAPTER | 15 |
CHAPTER 3 | 35 |
CHAPTER 5 | 65 |
Complementary currency | 133 |
Money and Value | 145 |
Money and interest | 157 |
Ending the Global Casino? | 171 |
Recommended Reading | 203 |
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