Economics & Law Treasures
Starting with the nature of money, its facility as a medium of exchange will be emphasised and some important consequences noted. Moving on to money creation, this much misunderstood matter has resulted in very large, perhaps excessive quantities of money, and yet most of us are still short of the stuff. Next in line are some key considerations about investment, a concept which overshadows so much of our understanding of money. To help our return to justice and prosperity, two recent publications will be used for clues before a general summary and conclusion.
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School of Economic Science Annual Economics Lecture, 2013 Dr Peter Bowman, Head of Economics, School of Economics Science Introduction This evening I would like to turn our attention to the fundamental issue which has become the basis of everything we...
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The West faces an existentialist crisis which cannot be resolved within the current paradigm of politics and laws. This thesis, advanced by Fred Harrison, traces the pathologies of the 21st century to a culture of cheating that is too deeply embedded to be eliminated by the ruling elites. A Great Awakening is needed, to generate the power to motivate a mass movement behind reform.
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Article based on a paper originally presented at the Joint Conference of School of Economics Science and Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative at Waterperry House, Oxfordshire September 2012 Peter Holland, London, UK 1. Introduction Current economic analysis and theory pays...
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Economics with Justice Lecture, 24th November, 2012 Ross Ashcroft Ross Ashcroft’s award-winning film ‘Four Horsemen’ reveals the fundamental flaws in the economic system which have brought our civilization to the brink of disaster. 23 leading thinkers – frustrated at the...
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