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Ann Pettifor demystifies the complex concept of money creation in modern economies, which is no longer backed by gold reserves held by central banks. Pettifor uses accessible imagery and language to explain how money, history's most misunderstood invention, was created and sets out her diagnosis of the problems plaguing the world's monetary system. She also offers a prescription for how these issues can be fixed. Pettifor discusses how commercial bankers can create credit without limit and with minimal regulatory constraints, and she proposes introducing controls on international capital flows to address these issues. She also critiques fiscal austerity and argues that democracies must reclaim control over money production and manage the finance sector in the interests of society and the ecosystem. Ann Pettifor is an economist, writer, and activist. She is the Director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME), a think-tank that focuses on developing alternative economic policies. Ann is the author of The Case for the Green New Deal and The Production of Money.Thoughts and suggestions? Email us at SystemShift@greenpeace.orgThis episode of SystemShift comes from Greenpeace Nordic and is hosted by Greenpeace campaigner and former Swedish politician and Green MEP, Carl Schlyter, and produced by Alexia Fridén, with additional support from Ariadna Rodrigo, Juliana Costa, Christian Aslund and Attila Kulcsár at Greenpeace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a new XR Podcast series: The Best of Rebel Radio. Here we take some of the wonderful content coming out of Rebel Radio and edit it into a podcast so you can listen again whenever you like. For our first Best of Rebel Radio Podcast, hosts Sue Wheat and Seb O'Connell speak to Ann Pettifor about the global financial system and how international and historical decision making have prioritised the rich and corporations over people and planet. As a result, climate change and ecological breakdown are intrinsically connected to our economic and financial systems. These systems need to be changed if we stand any chance of preventing climate and ecological catastrophe. Sue and Seb also speak to Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn about the social injustice of our monetary system and how they are trying to raise awareness and create change through their community project The Bank Job, which Ann Pettifor herself has visited. Ann Pettifor is a political economist and author whose latest book The Case for the Green New Deal, is a plan to re-imagine the economy to protect life on earth. She is currently a director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME). Ann is also well-known for predicting the global financial crisis of 07-08 and spearheading the historic Jubilee 2000 campaign. Artist Hilary Powell and filmmaker/musician Dan Edelstyn are creators of the Optimistic Foundation. Their latest film, 'The Bank Job', is a community driven feature, participatory bank and playful act of economic education and change. Through radical imagination, they seek to open up possibilities for more just ways of organising and living when everyday life and democracy are corroded. Correction: at the end of the podcast, we refer to next episode's guest as Helena Norberg. Her name is Helena Norberg-Hodge, and we apologise for the error. Presenter – Sue Wheat and Seb O’Connell Producers – Marijn van de Geer and Michaela Herrmann Social Media Producer – Kary Stewart Sound Engineer & Mixing – Michaela Herrmann

Since the 1970s, credit has become increasingly easy to acquire. We have become a consumption-based society driven by our wants, supported by credit, rather than a sustainable society driven by our needs. In this compelling interview, renowned economist and author Ann Pettifor discusses the impact of deregulation of credit on consumption, and the environment, and shows how the globalization of our financial system undermines our ability to solve the climate crisis. She also discusses the impact of credit, and more particularly, interest rate levels, on the environmental problems in the global south. Ann argues that the monetary system is a vital public good which needs to serve society, rather than a small financial elite. She suggests that the way in which central banks responded to the financial crash, creating trillions of dollars credit overnight to bail out banks, has drawn public attention to the power central bankers have—and the very secretive way the financial system operates. Ann also shares her vision for a future with high levels of public investment, low real rates of interest, and government support for a green economy. Ann Pettifor is a UK-based analyst of the global financial system, director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME), a network of economists concerned with Keynesian monetary theory and policies; an honorary research fellow at the Political Economy Research Centre at City University, London (CITYPERC) and a fellow of the New Economics Foundation, London. She is an influential political economist with a record of achieving real changes in public policy, especially in relation to sovereign debt. She correctly predicting the global financial crises in several publications including in a book The Real World Economic Outlook, and summarised later in the New Statesman. This was followed by her September, 2006 book The Coming First World Debt Crisis. Ann is currently working on the relationship between economic policy and the climate, and her next book will detail how it's possible to finance a Green New Deal. The post Episode 67: Interview with Ann Pettifor, director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME) appeared first on The Sustainability Agenda.

Daniela Gabor (University of the West of England), Ann Pettifor (Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME)) and Dimitris Sotiropoulos (Open University) Despite its centrality in our social and economic life, the nature of money remains a subject of debate among political economists. Can we reduce money to its functions and can other “things” perform these functions? Can money exist without the State? Are crypto-currencies money? Join the IIPPE Financialisation Working Group for a discussion on these themes. Our expert panel will be composed of: Professor Daniela Gabor, Professor at the University of the West of England, currently researching the INET project “Managing Shadow Money”. Professor Ann Pettifor, Director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME). She recently published the book The Production of Money: How to Break the Power of the Banks (Verso). Dr Dimitris Sotiropoulos, Senior Lecturer at The Open University, author of the book The Political Economy of Contemporary Capitalism and Its Crisis: Demystifying Finance (Routledge). IIPPE Financialisation Discussion Series Event Date: 23 April 2018 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

The production of money: how to break the power of the banks. Laurie Taylor talks to Ann Pettifor, Director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME) and author of a provocative new book which asks how money is created and whose interests it serves. Countering the notion that it's a neutral medium of exchange in which bankers are merely go betweens for savers and borrowers, she says we can claim control over money production and avert another financial crisis. But how might we go about it? Diego Zuluaga, Financial Services Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, offers a contrasting perspective. Producer: Jayne Egerton.

What is money, where does it come from, and who controls it? These are the questions answered in the new book from my guest on the podcast today, leading political economist Ann Pettifor. Ann is a UK-based economist, director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME), an honorary research fellow at the Political Economy Research Centre at City University, London and a fellow of the New Economics Foundation. She is also executive director of the consultancy Advocacy International, which advises governments and organisations on international finance and sustainable development. Ann is best known for correctly predicting the Global Financial Crises in several publications including “Coming soon: The new poor”and her 2006 publication “The coming first world debt crisis”. Pettifor’s background is in sovereign debt. She was one of the leaders in the Jubilee 2000 debt campaign, which succeeded in writing off $100 billion of debts (in nominal terms) owed by 35 of the poorest countries. Her new book is The Production of Money: How to Break the Power of Bankers. In this book, Ann argues that democracies can reclaim control over money production and subordinate the out-of-control finance sector to the interests of society, and also the ecosystem. In this episode of Informed Choice Radio, I speak to Ann about what money really is, the fundamental issues with the money system, what happens if nothing changes, whether we can still trust economists, if women are better positioned than men to control the money system, and the rise in the popularity of gold bugs. Welcome to The Production of Money with Ann Pettifor, in episode 177 of Informed Choice Radio. Click here to get the full episode transcript Some questions I ask: -What is money really? -Are there any fundamental issues with the current money system? -What happens if nothing changes? -How can we use the money system to meet the real needs of society? -Can we still trust economists? -Are women better positioned than men to reclaim control over the production of money? -What’s behind the rise in gold’s popularity and the presence of goldbugs? Useful links mentioned in this episode: –Prime Economics –The Production of Money by Ann Pettifor –Ann on Twitter Thank you for listening! To get new episodes of Informed Choice Radio sent directly to your device as soon as they are published, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Your reviews on iTunes are incredibly helpful and really appreciated. We get notified about each one; please leave a note of your name and website URL so we can mention you in a future episode. Click here to get the full episode transcript

Keynote presentation by Ann Pettifor, Director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME).