THE END OF MONEY AND THE FUTURE OF CIVILIZATION
Book ID/图书代码： 03008008B28526
English Summary/英文概要： Like the proverbial fish who doesn’t know what water is, we swim in an economy built on money that few of us comprehend, and, most definitely, what we don’t know is hurting us. Very few people realize that the nature of money has changed profoundly over the past three centuries, or—as has been clear with the latest global financial crisis—the extent to which it has become a political instrument used to centralize power, concentrate wealth, and subvert popular government. On top of that, the economic growth imperative inherent in the present global monetary system is a main driver of global warming and other environmental crises.
The End of Money and the Future of Civilization demystifies the subjects of money, banking, and finance by tracing historical landmarks and important evolutionary shifts that have changed the essential nature of money. Greco’s masterful work lays out the problems and then looks to the future for a next stage in money’s evolution that can liberate us as individuals and communities from the current grip of centralized and politicized money power.
Greco provides specific design proposals and exchange-system architectures for local, regional, national, and global financial systems. He offers strategies for their implementation and outlines actions grassroots organizations, businesses, and governments will need to take to achieve success.
Ultimately, The End of Money and the Future of Civilization provides the necessary understanding— for entrepreneurs, activists, and civic leaders—to implement approaches toward monetary liberation. These approaches would empower communities, preserve democratic institutions, and begin to build economies that are sustainable, democratic, and insulated from the financial crises that plague the dominant monetary system.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我们在以资本为基底的经济中畅泳，却只有少数人知晓我们正受到的威胁。正如鱼类不知水为何物一样。
资本在过去300年里正经历着翻天覆地的变化的实质与最近全球金融危机的实质却鲜为人知。而这一现象变成用来集中权力、积聚财富的政治手段，破坏风头正兴的政府。除此之外，植根于全球货币体系的经济增长是全球温室效应和其他环境危机的始作俑者。
《资本的末日 文明的未来》通过追溯改变资本实质的历史重要事件和关键变革来阐述资本、银行交易以及财政。葛雷克风的这本书在罗列出各种问题后并展望未来的资本改革。通过这场变革把作为个人和团体的我们从目前过于集中化、政治化的爪牙之下解放出来。
葛雷克风为本地性，区域性，国家性，全球性的提案与交易框架提出了新构想。他为平民企业，公司，政府提供了应用与操作的大纲，以助他们一臂之力。
在最后，《资本的末日和文明的未来》还告知企业家，实干家，领导者一个必要的思维：必须将资本解放付诸于行动。这个行动将大大壮大社会团体，维护民主机构，并开始构建一个可持续、民主的，并与危害货币体系经济危机隔绝的经济体系。(ZSW)
Awards/获奖情况："For those who would survive the sustainable cynicism of monopoly capital, now that the usurpers are caught red-handed and the mask of democracy has slipped, Greco provides the tools for regeneration of societies. Can we conceive of a new culture? Yes we can. Here are the tools for its monetary system, and it will thrive." ---Anton Pinschof, organic farmer in Brittany (member of FNAB, French national federation of organic farmers), and co-founder of CESC, the Cliffs Edge Signalling Company (cesc.net)
“对那些在垄断资本可持续的犬儒主义下苟延残喘的人，被逮了个正着，他们预示民主的面具也被拆穿。葛列果提供我们怎样复苏社会的法宝。我们能够构建一个新文化吗？当然。书中提到的“灵丹妙药”将帮助你平步青云。”－－－安唐 芬斯杰夫 （法国国家有机耕农成员 悬崖信号公司创始人）
About the Author/作者介绍： Thomas H. Greco, Jr. is the director of the Community Information Resource Center, which he founded in 1992. CIRC is a nonprofit consulting organization and networking hub dedicated to economic equity, social justice, and community improvement, specializing in community currency and mutual credit design, development, and implementation. He is a former engineer and professor of business administration. Tom’s previous books include New Money for Healthy Communities and Money and Debt: A Solution to the Global Crisis For more information on re-creating money systems, visit another webpage of Tom’s, Reinventing Money.
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