a study of modern money, debt slavery, and destructive economics /
First Statement of Responsibility
Michael Rowbotham.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Concord, MA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Distributed by Paul and Co.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1998.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
343 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-332) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The debt-financed system -- A method so simple -- Forced economic growth -- The myth of the consumer society -- Transport and centralisation -- Export warfare -- The national debt paperchase -- Food and farming -- The killing fields of debt -- Multinationals -- Money power -- The free trade religion -- History (part I): the origins of debt financing -- Lincoln and Douglas: the suppressed alternative -- History (part II): the extension of debt finance -- 3 per cent is not enough! -- Inflation -- A spectrum of opportunity.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In this study of modern money, debt slavery and destructive economics, Rowbotham shows the horrifying consequences of an economic system founded on money created by debt.