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stephanie kelton
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Et si la dette n'était pas le véritable problème ? Et si l'incapacité des gouvernements de subvenir aux besoins des citoyens ne venait pas d'un manque d'argent ? Et si on passait d'un récit de pénurie à un récit d'opportunité ? Stephanie Kelton pulvérise les idées reçues : elle affirme que non, l'État ne dépense pas trop ; non, la dette publique n'est pas insurmontable ; non, le déficit budgétaire n'affaiblit pas l'État ; non les prestations sociales ne sont pas financièrement insoutenables... En s'appuyant sur la théorie moderne de la monnaie, elle imagine de nouvelles politiques et une « véritable économie du peuple ».
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Le mythe du déficit ; la théorie moderne de la monnaie et la naissance de l'économie du peuple
Stéphanie Kelton
- Les liens qui libèrent
- 10 Mars 2021
- 9791020909732
« Nous gérons notre économie comme une personne d'un mètre quatre-vingts qui se déplace courbée en deux en permanence sous un plafond qui est à deux mètres cinquante, parce qu'on l'a convaincue que, si elle tentait de se redresser, elle subirait un terrible traumatisme crânien. » De nombreuses convictions se sont enracinées dans l'imaginaire collectif au sujet de la question du déficit. Stephanie Kelton déconstruit l'idée que les États doivent tenir leurs budgets comme des ménages, que le déficit prouve que l'État dépense trop, que la dette publique est insurmontable, que les déficits de l'État évincent l'investissement économique ou que les programmes de prestation sociale sont financièrement insoutenables... Elle démontre au contraire avec brio que le déficit budgétaire n'appauvrit pas l'État, que la dette n'est pas un fardeau et que le juste niveau de dépense publique s'évalue à partir du taux d'inflation et du niveau réel des ressources.
Cette exploration modifie profondément notre compréhension de nombreuses questions cruciales : la pauvreté, l'inégalité, la création d'emplois, l'extension des systèmes de santé ou le changement climatique. Car aujourd'hui toute proposition ambitieuse se heurte inévitablement à la forteresse inexpugnable de la question du déficit. Stephanie Kelton propose donc d'imaginer de nouvelles politiques pour passer du récit du manque à celui de la possibilité...
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THE DEFICIT MYTH - MODERN MONETARY THEORY AND THE BIRTH OF THE PEOPLE''S ECONOMY
Stéphanie Kelton
- John Murray
- 9 Juin 2020
- 9781529352528
The leading thinker and most visible public advocate of modern monetary theory - the freshest and most important idea about economics in decades - delivers a radically different, bold, new understanding for how to build a just and prosperous society. Any ambitious proposal - ranging from fixing crumbling infrastructure to Medicare for all or preventing the coming climate apocalypse - inevitably sparks questions: how can we afford it? How can we pay for it? Stephanie Kelton points out how misguided those questions really are by using the bold ideas of modern monetary theory (MMT), a fundamentally different approach to using our resources to maximize our potential as a society. We've been thinking about government spending in the wrong ways, Kelton argues, on both sides of the political aisle. Everything that both liberal/progressives and conservatives believe about deficits and the role of money and government spending in the economy is wrong, especially the fear that deficits will endanger long-term prosperity. Through illuminating insights about government debt, deficits, inflation, taxes, the financial system, and financial constraints on the federal budget, Kelton dramatically changes our understanding of how to best deal with important issues ranging from poverty and inequality to creating jobs and building infrastructure. Rather than asking the self-defeating question of how to pay for the crucial improvements our society needs, Kelton guides us to ask: which deficits actually matter? What is the best way to balance the risk of inflation against the benefits of a society that is more broadly prosperous, safer, cleaner, and secure? With its important new ways of understanding money, taxes, and the critical role of deficit spending, MMT busts myths that prevent us from taking action because we can't get beyond the question of how to pay for it.
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THE DEFICIT MYTH ; MODERN MONETARY THEORY AND HOW TO BUILD A BETTER ECONOMY
Stéphanie Kelton
- John Murray
- 13 Mai 2021
- 9781529352566
'Game-changing ... Read it!' - Mariana Mazzucato In a world of epic, overlapping crises, Stephanie Kelton is an indispensable source of moral clarity ... the truths that she teaches about money, debt, and deficits give us the tools we desperately need to build a safe future for all. Read it - then put it to use. - Naomi Klein The leading thinker and most visible public advocate of modern monetary theory - the freshest and most important idea about economics in decades - delivers a radically different, bold, new understanding for how to build a just and prosperous society. Any ambitious proposal - ranging from fixing crumbling infrastructure to Medicare for all or preventing the coming climate apocalypse - inevitably sparks questions: how can we afford it? How can we pay for it? Stephanie Kelton points out how misguided those questions really are by using the bold ideas of modern monetary theory (MMT), a fundamentally different approach to using our resources to maximize our potential as a society. We've been thinking about government spending in the wrong ways, Kelton argues, on both sides of the political aisle. Everything that both liberal/progressives and conservatives believe about deficits and the role of money and government spending in the economy is wrong, especially the fear that deficits will endanger long-term prosperity. Through illuminating insights about government debt, deficits, inflation, taxes, the financial system, and financial constraints on the federal budget, Kelton dramatically changes our understanding of how to best deal with important issues ranging from poverty and inequality to creating jobs and building infrastructure. Rather than asking the self-defeating question of how to pay for the crucial improvements our society needs, Kelton guides us to ask: which deficits actually matter? What is the best way to balance the risk of inflation against the benefits of a society that is more broadly prosperous, safer, cleaner, and secure? With its important new ways of understanding money, taxes, and the critical role of deficit spending, MMT busts myths that prevent us from taking action because we can't get beyond the question of how to pay for it. 'The best book on rethinking economics that anyone will find right now.' - Richard Murphy, Political Economist and author of The Joy of Tax
