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
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too …
The need is to fix the system, not just to provide ‘sticking plasters’ Read More“When the MMT coin drops and you realise the suffering is gratuitous” Stephanie Kelton In this week’s blog, hunger is on the menu yet again. Gratuitous hunger and hardship. Gratuitous …
Ending needless suffering Read MoreOvercoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is manmade and can be overcome and …
Our choices today will define our humanity and our priorities. 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‘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 MoreThe GIMMS team have been away and had a very busy two weeks travelling between Brighton, London, Manchester, Leeds and Newport for a variety of events. All in all, it …
We need to relearn the art of adequate spending for public purpose Read MoreWhile climate chaos continues to make the news, from hurricanes and fires in the Amazon to melting ice in Greenland, politicians, journalists and others are still killing us softly with …
There is no Planet ‘B’, so we’d better save this one (and how we do it) Read More