Positive Money

Positive Money
Positive Money
Level: leicht
Perspektive: Postkeynesianismus
Thema: Geld & Schulden
Format: Webseite
Link: http://positivemoney.org/

The page "Positive Money" gathers text and short videos which explain how money is created by banks by giving loans. It furthermore presents the consequences of this process on housing prices, inequality and the environment and its role in the financial crisis. The dossier is provided by the campaign "Positive Money" which aims at a democratic control over money creation. Besides texts by the campaign, the page makes available links to journal and conference articles on the topic. The page focuses on the banking system of the UK.

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Tags: credit | debt | environment | financial crisis | housing prices | inequality | loans | money | money control | recession
How was money actually invented? Where does it come from? In this first episode of a video lecture, Dirk Bezemer from the University of Groningen presents the origins of money and how it's related to debt. It's a basic historical review and you can get an idea of how money is created and how banks work. The following episodes aim at giving an overview of the last debt crisis. 2013 Level: leicht DEBT episode 1: Debt, a great invention Dirk Bezemer University of Groningen In this video, the most famed biographer of John Maynard Keynes, Robert Skidelsky, explores the foundations of Keynesian economics 2010 Level: leicht Keynesian Economics - It's All About Spending Robert Skidelsky EconStories Croatia adopted the euro as its currency on 1 January 2023, becoming the 20th member state of the eurozone. In this teaching pack, students learn what it entails to join the eurozone and discuss what its effects might be. In this way, the case helps students connect theoretical insights about monetary unions with real world knowledge and economic developments in the news. 2023 Level: leicht Croatia adopts the euro – Economy Studies Economy Studies Economy Studies Das Dezernat Zukunft hatte in diesem Webinar Stefan Eich als Gesprächsgast eingeladen, um über dessen druckfrisch-erschienenes Buch: “The Currency of Politics: The Political Theory of Money from Aristotle to Keynes” (Princeton University Press, 2022), damit sowohl über die historische Rolle von Geldsystemen als politische Institutionen, als auch über die zukünftigen … 2022 Level: mittel The Currency of Politics - Open House Webinar mit Stefan Eich Stefan Eich Dezernat Zukunft

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