George C Bitros, Emmanouil M L Economou, Nicholas C Kyriazis

Democracy and Money

Lessons for Today from Athens in Classical Times

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a model of democratic governance with privately produced money based on the case of Athens in Classical times, and explains why it may provide an effective way out from the predicament that state managed fiat money holds for the stability of Western-type democracies and the international financial system.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780367509170
• ISBN-10: 0367509172
• Artikelnr.: 59866111

Autorenporträt

George C. Bitros is Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, Athens University of Economics and Business. Emmanouil M.L. Economou is Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Thessaly. Nicholas C. Kyriazis is Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Thessaly.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Money-related institutions in classical Athens 3. The
system and the tenets of public finance 4. Main currency-related policies
5. Structure and evolution of the economy 6. Money in a market economy
without a central bank 7. An assessment of comparative performance 8.
Alternatives to established central banking 9. Why look back and how to
direct democracy