Manche Ökonomen halten die Modern Money Theory (MMT) nicht nur für die Weiterentwicklung der Thesen von John Maynard Keynes, sondern auch für das richtige oder sogar einzige Rezept für erfolgreiche Finanzpolitik des 21. Jahrhunderts. Andere, wie etwa Paul Krugman, kritisieren sie scharf und...

1. The Basics of Modern Money Theory -- 2. The Basics of Macroeconomic Accounting -- 3. Spending by Issuer of Domestic Currency -- 4. The Domestic Monetary System: Banking and Central Banking -- 5. Fiscal Operations in a Nation That Issues Its Own Currency -- 6. Tax Policy for Sovereign Nations...

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...