"In this paper I describe a "monetary" system in which backing is provided for the government's liabilities by way of contingent resort to taxes. The system has some of the features of a commodity money system with a large seignorage spread between bid and ask prices. It is studied within the...

Chapter 1. A New Narrative for the Anthropocene Era -- Chapter 2. Beyond the Mantra of Traditional Finance -- Chapter 3. Western Thinking at its Best -- Chapter 4. Unleashing the Sleeping Giant – Discovering New Ground and Starting the Dance of the TAO -- Chapter 5: The TAO of Finance --...

Frontmatter -- Vorbemerkung -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Abbildungsverzeichnis -- Tabellenverzeichnis -- Abkürzungsverzeichnis -- 1. Einleitung -- 2. Grundlagen nachhaltiger Entwicklung -- 3. Institutioneller Rahmen und Ziele der Nachhaltigkeit -- 4. Nachhaltige Ökonomie und Verteilung -- 5....

The monetary system is the indispensable missing link in the debate of sustainability, and whether the current financial system can handle these evolved needs. To date, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) primarily have been financed either through the private sector, through...