The Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies
An independent, non-profit organisation – part of a growing international movement challenging the economic orthodoxy of the last five decades
‘We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.’ Ursula K Le Guin The year 2020 will be not be remembered with any great …
The Covid-19 pandemic shows the need for change. For a real ‘Reset’. Read MoreInstead of more political rhetoric and more of the same orthodox solutions dressed up as change, we need radical progressive action to pave the way for a kinder, more equable …
What is the real burden that the government’s “hard choices” will pass on to future generations? Read More‘Democracy is not just a counting up of votes, it is a counting up of actions.’ Howard Zinn Do you remember when Andy Haldane, the Chief Economist at the Bank …
Standing at a crossroads in time Read MoreWe need a sustainable vision for the future and the political will to deliver it like never before “Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us …
The environmental clock is still ticking onwards Read More“There’s something invigorating about people freaking out about modern monetary theory (MMT). They treat MMT as akin to the Ark of the Covenant in the first Indiana Jones movie. They …
‘What if the Public (really) Understood How Money Works?’ Just think what we could achieve! Read More‘Our economic and social prospects in the coming decade depend on today’s policies. The recovery will not gain steam without more confidence which will not recover without global cooperation. Governments …
Nothing is written in stone. There is an alternative. Let’s make this the era of people power; we can do this! Read More‘To talk about the future is only useful if it leads to action now.’ E F Schumacher: Small is beautiful: Economics as if people mattered. The Bank of England in …
To talk about the future is only useful if it leads to action now Read More‘Two roads diverged in a yellow wood’ are the opening words of a poem by the celebrated poet Robert Frost. Whilst he was writing about his own personal life’s journey, …
‘Two roads diverged in a yellow wood’. The question is which one will we take? Read More“How all this plays out ultimately depends on us. The emperor is now naked and the ground for a radical paradigm shift – one based on popular sovereignty, democratic control …
COVID-19 is our practice run. Our future survival may be at stake, but the solutions are within our grasp. NOW. Read More‘We don’t think a sustainable society needs to be stagnant, boring, uniform or rigid. It need not be, and probably could not be centrally controlled or authoritarian. It could be …
It’s time to start walking the talk to solve the big issues of our time – from climate change to social inequality. Read More