Remaking Money for a Sustainable Future, livre ebook

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.

EPDF and EPUB available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

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