This major Handbook consists of 29 contributions that explore the full range of exciting and interesting work on money and finance currently taking place within heterodox economics. There are many themes and facets of alternative monetary and financial economics but two major ones can be identified.

The historic success of East Asian economies prior to the 1997 financial crisis depended on their ability to escape the trap of deteriorating terms through a regional pattern of development known as the flying geese model. However, this pattern of development has come under increasing strain in...