Unleashing Usury Unleashing Usury

Unleashing Usury

How Finance Opened the Door for Capitalism then Swallowed it Whole

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Publisher Description

Usury laid medieval society to waste. Western civilization was saved by the rise of capitalism, which tamed the activities of money lending, and endowed them with socially redeeming value, tethering finance to expanding production of material goods and increased social wealth. Now, as the 21st century begins, bloating tides of money with no possibility of ever being converted into real capital wash over the world. Finance again has turned to its dark side, using money to make money with no socially redeeming purpose. Such is the endgame of economies managed by capitalists without capitalism. As Marx foresaw, capitalist society, like all others, is destined to be outpaced by history as the conditions of its existence decompose and become a drag on the human future. Either we will succeed in bringing about new politico-economic structures—or civilization will collapse into barbarism, just as usury broke it down in the past.

GENRE
Business & Personal Finance
RELEASED
2016
May 25
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
311
Pages
PUBLISHER
Clarity Press
SELLER
ABP INC SCB Distributors Inc.
SIZE
931.5
KB

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