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Do central banks serve the people? / Peter Dietsch (2018)

Públic ISBD Títol : Do central banks serve the people? Tipus de document : text imprès Autors : Peter Dietsch ; François Claveau Editorial : Cambridge [United Kingdom] : Polity Press Data de publicació : 2018 Nombre de pàgines : vii, 135 p. Dimensions : 19 cm ISBN/ISSN/DL : 978-1-509-52576-8 Idioma : Anglès (eng) Matèries : Bancs Política monetària Classificació : 41 Bancs Resum : Central banks have become the go-to institution of modern economies. In the wake of the 2007 financial crisis, they injected trillions of dollars of liquidity – through a process known as quantitative easing – first to prevent financial meltdown and later to stimulate the economy. The untold story behind these measures, and behind the changing roles of central banks generally, is that they have come at a considerable cost. Central banks argue we had no choice. This book offers a powerfully original examination of why this claim is false. Using examples from Europe and the US, the authors present and analyse three specific concerns about the way central banks in developed economies operate today. Firstly, they show how unconventional monetary policies have created significant unintended negative consequences in terms of inequalities in income and wealth. They go on to argue that central banks may have become independent of governments, but have instead become worryingly dependent on financial markets. They then proceed to analyse how central bankers, despite being the undisputed experts on monetary policy, can still err and suffer from multiple forms of bias. This book is a sobering and urgent wake-up call for policy-makers and anyone interested in how our monetary and financial system really works. Nota de contingut : Inclou Notes Permalink : https://bibliotecatriasfargas.cat/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=3 Do central banks serve the people? [text imprès] / Peter Dietsch ; François Claveau . - Cambridge (United Kingdom) : Polity Press, 2018 . - vii, 135 p. ; 19 cm. ISBN : 978-1-509-52576-8 Idioma : Anglès (eng) Matèries : Bancs Política monetària Classificació : 41 Bancs Resum : Central banks have become the go-to institution of modern economies. In the wake of the 2007 financial crisis, they injected trillions of dollars of liquidity – through a process known as quantitative easing – first to prevent financial meltdown and later to stimulate the economy. The untold story behind these measures, and behind the changing roles of central banks generally, is that they have come at a considerable cost. Central banks argue we had no choice. This book offers a powerfully original examination of why this claim is false. Using examples from Europe and the US, the authors present and analyse three specific concerns about the way central banks in developed economies operate today. Firstly, they show how unconventional monetary policies have created significant unintended negative consequences in terms of inequalities in income and wealth. They go on to argue that central banks may have become independent of governments, but have instead become worryingly dependent on financial markets. They then proceed to analyse how central bankers, despite being the undisputed experts on monetary policy, can still err and suffer from multiple forms of bias. This book is a sobering and urgent wake-up call for policy-makers and anyone interested in how our monetary and financial system really works. Nota de contingut : Inclou Notes Permalink : https://bibliotecatriasfargas.cat/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=3

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10116139	41 DIE	Llibre	Biblioteca IEF Ramon Trias Fargas	Biblioteca	Disponible Disponible

John Maynard Keynes / Hayes, M. G. (2020)

Públic ISBD Títol : John Maynard Keynes Tipus de document : text imprès Autors : Hayes, M. G., Autor Editorial : Cambridge [United Kingdom] : Polity Press Data de publicació : 2020 Col·lecció : Key contemporary thinkers Nombre de pàgines : 195 p. ll. : il., gràf. Dimensions : 23 cm ISBN/ISSN/DL : 978-1-509-52825-7 Idioma : Anglès (eng) Matèries : Economistes Classificació : 018 Biografies Resum : John Maynard Keynes is the 20th century's greatest economist. He sparked an intellectual revolution that transformed economic theory and policymaking. This book, written in plain English with minimal mathematics, is a concise and probing account of his major ideas. Keynes, argues Mark Hayes, showed that economics is a science of thinking in terms of models, in which progress depends on recognising when established models have become obsolete and new ones are required. Hayes outlines how Keynes did this, tracing his progression from the 'Classical' model that he inherited through to his masterpiece, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, and beyond. The intellectual narrative is placed in its historical context, from the Versailles Peace Conference in 1919 to Bretton Woods. The final chapters consider the impact of Keynes's legacy, including his relevance to reform of the Euro. This accomplished study is not only a comprehensive introduction for students and general readers, but also a crystal-clear demonstration of how Keynes' thought is vital to understanding why contemporary economics needs to discard its old models and embrace profound change. Nota de contingut : Inclou índex i bibliografia Permalink : https://bibliotecatriasfargas.cat/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4 John Maynard Keynes [text imprès] / Hayes, M. G., Autor . - Cambridge (United Kingdom) : Polity Press, 2020 . - 195 p. : il., gràf. ; 23 cm. - (Key contemporary thinkers) . ISBN : 978-1-509-52825-7 Idioma : Anglès (eng) Matèries : Economistes Classificació : 018 Biografies Resum : John Maynard Keynes is the 20th century's greatest economist. He sparked an intellectual revolution that transformed economic theory and policymaking. This book, written in plain English with minimal mathematics, is a concise and probing account of his major ideas. Keynes, argues Mark Hayes, showed that economics is a science of thinking in terms of models, in which progress depends on recognising when established models have become obsolete and new ones are required. Hayes outlines how Keynes did this, tracing his progression from the 'Classical' model that he inherited through to his masterpiece, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, and beyond. The intellectual narrative is placed in its historical context, from the Versailles Peace Conference in 1919 to Bretton Woods. The final chapters consider the impact of Keynes's legacy, including his relevance to reform of the Euro. This accomplished study is not only a comprehensive introduction for students and general readers, but also a crystal-clear demonstration of how Keynes' thought is vital to understanding why contemporary economics needs to discard its old models and embrace profound change. Nota de contingut : Inclou índex i bibliografia Permalink : https://bibliotecatriasfargas.cat/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4

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10116577	018 HAY	Llibre	Biblioteca IEF Ramon Trias Fargas	Biblioteca	Disponible En préstec fins el 30/06/2021

The case for community wealth building / Guinan, Joe (2019)

Públic ISBD Títol : The case for community wealth building Tipus de document : text imprès Autors : Guinan, Joe, Autor ; O'Neill, Martin, Autor Editorial : Cambridge [United Kingdom] : Polity Press Data de publicació : 2019 Nombre de pàgines : 140 p. Dimensions : 19 cm ISBN/ISSN/DL : 978-1-509-53902-4 Idioma : Anglès (eng) Matèries : Economia Sector públic Sector públic -- Finançament Classificació : 07 Economia social Resum : Our broken economic model drives inequality and disempowerment, lining the pockets of corporations while extracting wealth from local communities. How can we reverse this? Joe Guinan and Martin O'Neill argue for an approach that uses the power of democratic participation to drive equitable development and ensure that wealth is widely shared. They show how this model - Community Wealth Building - can transform our economic system by creating a web of collaborative institutions, from worker cooperatives to community land trusts and public banks, that empower and enrich the many, not the few. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in building more equal, inclusive, and democratic societies. Nota de contingut : Inclou Notes i Índex Permalink : https://bibliotecatriasfargas.cat/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4 The case for community wealth building [text imprès] / Guinan, Joe, Autor ; O'Neill, Martin, Autor . - Cambridge (United Kingdom) : Polity Press, 2019 . - 140 p. ; 19 cm. ISBN : 978-1-509-53902-4 Idioma : Anglès (eng) Matèries : Economia Sector públic Sector públic -- Finançament Classificació : 07 Economia social Resum : Our broken economic model drives inequality and disempowerment, lining the pockets of corporations while extracting wealth from local communities. How can we reverse this? Joe Guinan and Martin O'Neill argue for an approach that uses the power of democratic participation to drive equitable development and ensure that wealth is widely shared. They show how this model - Community Wealth Building - can transform our economic system by creating a web of collaborative institutions, from worker cooperatives to community land trusts and public banks, that empower and enrich the many, not the few. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in building more equal, inclusive, and democratic societies. Nota de contingut : Inclou Notes i Índex Permalink : https://bibliotecatriasfargas.cat/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4

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10116578	07 GUI	Llibre	Biblioteca IEF Ramon Trias Fargas	Biblioteca	Disponible Disponible

The debt delusion / Weeks, John F. (2019)

Públic ISBD Títol : The debt delusion : living within our means and other fallacies Tipus de document : text imprès Autors : Weeks, John F., Autor Editorial : Cambridge [United Kingdom] : Polity Press Data de publicació : 2019 Nombre de pàgines : 216 p. ll. : il., gràf. Dimensions : 21 cm ISBN/ISSN/DL : 978-1-509-53294-0 Idioma : Anglès (eng) Matèries : Finances Classificació : 03 Economia política Resum : 'Governments should spend no more than their tax income.' Most people in Europe and North America accept this statement as simple common sense. It resonates with the deeply engrained economic metaphors that dominate public discourse, from 'living within your means' to 'balancing the budget' - all necessary, or so conventional wisdom holds, to avoid the dangers of debt, taxation and financial ruin. This book shows how these homely metaphors constitute the 'debt delusion' a set of plausible-sounding yet false ideas that have been used to justify damaging austerity policies. John Weeks debunks these myths, explaining the true story behind public spending, taxation, and debt, and their real function in the management of our economies. He demonstrates that disputes about public finances are not primarily technical matters best left to specialists and experts, as many politicians would have us believe, but rather fundamentally questions about our true political priorities. Requiring no prior economic knowledge, this is an ideal primer for anyone wishing to cut through the rhetoric and misinformation that dominate political debates on economics and become an informed citizen. Nota de contingut : Inclou Índex Permalink : https://bibliotecatriasfargas.cat/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4 The debt delusion : living within our means and other fallacies [text imprès] / Weeks, John F., Autor . - Cambridge (United Kingdom) : Polity Press, 2019 . - 216 p. : il., gràf. ; 21 cm. ISBN : 978-1-509-53294-0 Idioma : Anglès (eng) Matèries : Finances Classificació : 03 Economia política Resum : 'Governments should spend no more than their tax income.' Most people in Europe and North America accept this statement as simple common sense. It resonates with the deeply engrained economic metaphors that dominate public discourse, from 'living within your means' to 'balancing the budget' - all necessary, or so conventional wisdom holds, to avoid the dangers of debt, taxation and financial ruin. This book shows how these homely metaphors constitute the 'debt delusion' a set of plausible-sounding yet false ideas that have been used to justify damaging austerity policies. John Weeks debunks these myths, explaining the true story behind public spending, taxation, and debt, and their real function in the management of our economies. He demonstrates that disputes about public finances are not primarily technical matters best left to specialists and experts, as many politicians would have us believe, but rather fundamentally questions about our true political priorities. Requiring no prior economic knowledge, this is an ideal primer for anyone wishing to cut through the rhetoric and misinformation that dominate political debates on economics and become an informed citizen. Nota de contingut : Inclou Índex Permalink : https://bibliotecatriasfargas.cat/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4

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10116582	03 WEE	Llibre	Biblioteca IEF Ramon Trias Fargas	Biblioteca	Disponible En préstec fins el 30/06/2021

The uncounted / Cobham, Alex (2019)

Públic ISBD Títol : The uncounted Tipus de document : text imprès Autors : Cobham, Alex, Autor Editorial : Cambridge [United Kingdom] : Polity Press Data de publicació : 2019 Nombre de pàgines : 200 p. ll. : il., gràf. Dimensions : 22 cm ISBN/ISSN/DL : 978-1-509-53602-3 Nota general : Inclou Índex Idioma : Anglès (eng) Matèries : Economia -- Aspectes sociològics Classificació : 00 Economia Resum : What we count matters - and in a world where policies and decisions are underpinned by numbers, statistics and data, if you're not counted, you don't count. Alex Cobham argues that systematic gaps in economic and demographic data not only lead us to understate a wide range of damaging inequalities, but also to actively exacerbate them. He shows how, in statistics ranging from electoral registers to household surveys and census data, people from disadvantaged groups, such as indigenous populations, women, and disabled people, are consistently underrepresented. This further marginalizes them, reducing everything from their political power to their weight in public spending decisions. Meanwhile, corporations and the ultra-rich seek ever greater complexity and opacity in their financial affairs - and when their wealth goes untallied, it means they can avoid regulation and taxation. This brilliantly researched book shows how what we do and don't count is not a neutral or 'technical' question: the numbers that rule our world are skewed by raw politics. Cobham forensically lays bare how these issues strike at the heart of our democracy, entrenching inequality and injustice - and outlines what we can do about it. Permalink : https://bibliotecatriasfargas.cat/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4 The uncounted [text imprès] / Cobham, Alex, Autor . - Cambridge (United Kingdom) : Polity Press, 2019 . - 200 p. : il., gràf. ; 22 cm. ISBN : 978-1-509-53602-3 Inclou Índex Idioma : Anglès (eng) Matèries : Economia -- Aspectes sociològics Classificació : 00 Economia Resum : What we count matters - and in a world where policies and decisions are underpinned by numbers, statistics and data, if you're not counted, you don't count. Alex Cobham argues that systematic gaps in economic and demographic data not only lead us to understate a wide range of damaging inequalities, but also to actively exacerbate them. He shows how, in statistics ranging from electoral registers to household surveys and census data, people from disadvantaged groups, such as indigenous populations, women, and disabled people, are consistently underrepresented. This further marginalizes them, reducing everything from their political power to their weight in public spending decisions. Meanwhile, corporations and the ultra-rich seek ever greater complexity and opacity in their financial affairs - and when their wealth goes untallied, it means they can avoid regulation and taxation. This brilliantly researched book shows how what we do and don't count is not a neutral or 'technical' question: the numbers that rule our world are skewed by raw politics. Cobham forensically lays bare how these issues strike at the heart of our democracy, entrenching inequality and injustice - and outlines what we can do about it. Permalink : https://bibliotecatriasfargas.cat/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=4

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10116676	00 COB	Llibre	Biblioteca IEF Ramon Trias Fargas	Biblioteca	Disponible Disponible