Explore how money, banks, and debt shape society—and why money is more than just a medium of exchange.
This edition presents a pointed examination of financial power and its effects on work, law, and everyday life.
Written as a critical analysis, the text traces money from historical systems to modern banking, arguing that private control over money has far-reaching consequences for national welfare, employment, and inequality. It invites readers to reconsider who benefits when money is treated as a commodity and who bears the cost when credit cycles tighten.
- A historical overview of money, banks, and the rise of private control.
- Arguments about how the money system influences labor, prices, and unemployment.
- Plain language explanations of complex ideas about credit, debt, and public welfare.
- A provocative challenge to common beliefs about money as a neutral tool.
Ideal for readers of economics, history, and social critique who want a clear, provocative look at how financial power shapes everyday life.