Modern Monetary Theory

Dopo anni di supremazia incontrastata, la teoria economica dominante è oggi seriamente minacciata da una nuova e controversa scuola di pensiero che sta rapidamente conquistando il mondo intero, rivoluzionando il nostro modo di concepire l'economia. Si tratta della cosiddetta "teoria monetaria moderna" o MMT (Modern Monetary Theory). La MMT ci invita a ripensare completamente il funzionamento della finanza pubblica: il bilancio dello Stato non è come quello di una famiglia; gli Stati che dispongono della sovranità monetaria, infatti, sono degli emittenti di valuta - possono, cioè, creare "dal nulla" tutto il denaro che vogliono - e dunque non possono mai "finire i soldi", né possono essere costretti a fare default sui loro titoli di debito; i deficit pubblici non danneggiano le future generazioni né pregiudicano la crescita a lungo termine; e soprattutto, le politiche sociali non compromettono la sostenibilità fiscale dello Stato..

Inflation: What It Is, Why It's Bad, and How to Fix It explains what's behind the worst inflationary storm in more than forty years—one that is dominating the headlines and shaking Americans by their pocketbooks. The cost-of-living explosion since the COVID pandemic has raised alarms about a possible return of a 1970's-style "Great Inflation." Some observers even fear a descent into the kind of Weimar-style hyperinflation that has torn apart so many nations. Is this true? If so, what should be done? How should we prepare for the future?

The central argument of this book is that the foundations for sustainable prosperity lie in an approach to economic management based on modern monetary theory and a job guarantee. This approach builds on the work of Keynes, Kalecki, Minsky, Davidson, Godley and other Post- Keynesian economists—as well as research by behavioral economists including Simon, Kahneman and Loewenstein—to explore the role that a permanent, equitable job guarantee could play in building an inclusive, participatory and just society. Orthodox (neoclassical) economics, in its various forms, has failed to deliver sustainable prosperity.

The central argument of this book is that the foundations for sustainable prosperity lie in an approach to economic management based on modern monetary theory and a job guarantee. This approach builds on the work of Keynes, Kalecki, Minsky, Davidson, Godley and other Post- Keynesian economists—as well as research by behavioral economists including Simon, Kahneman and Loewenstein—to explore the role that a permanent, equitable job guarantee could play in building an inclusive, participatory and just society. Orthodox (neoclassical) economics, in its various forms, has failed to deliver sustainable prosperity.