Remaking Money for a Sustainable Future Money Commons
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Biografisk notat
Ester Barinaga Martín is Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at Lund University School of Economics and Management and Professor with Special Responsibilities at the Copenhagen Business School.“How is money made to work, and how can we make it work differently? At once erudite and practical, this is a sophisticated inquiry into the origins and diversity of money and markets, from ancient coins to complementary currencies and algorithms, and a blueprint for their remaking in the interests of planetary survival.” Bill Maurer, University of California, Irvine
“Presents a comprehensive view of a different understanding of money at the service of people and the planet, which contributes to a new form of society.” Paola Raffaelli, Ramon Llull University
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Money is central to capitalism and to our many sustainability crises. Could we remake money so as to advance sustainable economies and fair societies? A growing number of scholars, politicians and activists think we can, and they are doing it from the bottom up.
This book examines how grassroots groups, municipalities and radical crypto-entrepreneurs are remaking money by designing and organising complementary currencies. It argues that in their novel ideas and governance practices lie the key for building green and inclusive economies.
Engaging imaginatively with the future of money, this accessible book will appeal to anyone interested in constructing a more sustainable and just world.
Prelude
PART I: Why Money?
1. Money and Sustainability: Really?!
2. Imaginaries of Money
3. Sell It Forward: The Form and Reason of Today’s Conventional Money
Interlude 1: Money Commons Imaginary
PART II: Varieties of Monies
4. Give It Forward: The Form and Reason of Citizen Money
5. Tax It Forward: The Form and Reason of Municipal Money
6. HODL It Forward: The Form and Reason of Algorithmic Money
Interlude 2: Perpetuum Mobile
PART III: Developing the Money Commons
7. Freeing Monies: Remaking Money for Inclusive Economies
8. Greening Monies: Remaking Money to Service Nature
9. Learning to Live Together Anew: Money Commons That Serve People and Planet
Examines a wide range of examples from southern Spain and the US, to eastern Africa and Latin America;
Does not require previous knowledge of either finance or technology;
Sparks reader’s imagination about what money is, and what it can be, in a more just and sustainable world.