This paper begins by defining, and distinguishing between, money and finance, and addresses alternative ways of … financing spending. We next examine the role played by financial institutions (e.g., banks) in the provision of finance. The … role of government as both regulator of private institutions and provider of finance is also discussed, and related topics …

and, to that extent, it lays the groundwork for reconceptualizing the field of finance. These two issues are closely … finance?’ …

way in which it conditions the development of the struggle between social classes for the distribution of wealth and …

of conventional capitalism. Recently, in the critical academia of finance and money in the West, especially in the … sociology of finance, the concepts of capitalization and assetization are emerging as a powerful analytical framework that … reveals the characteristics of modern capitalism by replacing the existing commercialization and financialization. The paper …

This paper reviews the literature on the finance-growth nexus within a neoclassical growth framework, placing an … Agenda. While more research is needed to establish causality and verify the theoretical channels linking access to finance … countries financial development fosters aggregate growth mainly by lowering the cost of capital, while in advanced economies by …

financial resources of the countries they leave. This paper critiques existing policy proposals to address the development …