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'A fascinating portal into arguments about why we need to get beyond money' - Harry Cleaver
What would a world without money look like? This book is a lively thought experiment that deepens our understanding of how money is the driver of political power, environmental destruction and social inequality today, arguing that it has to be abolished rather than repurposed to achieve a postcapitalist future.
Grounded in historical debates about money, Anitra Nelson draws on a spectrum of political and economic thought and activism, including feminism, ecoanarchism, degrowth, permaculture, autonomism, Marxism and ecosocialism. Looking to Indigenous rights activism and the defence of commons, an international network of activists engaged in a fight for a money-free society emerges.
Beyond Money shows that, by organising around post-money versions of the future, activists have a hope of creating a world that embodies their radical values and visions.
List of Abbreviations and Symbols
Glossary
Foreword by John Holloway
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Capital and Crises
2. Money: The Universal Equivalent
3. Yenomon: Commoning
4. System Change, Not Climate Change
5. Women’s Liberation: Equality and Values
6. Technology and the Real Debt Cycle
7. Indigenous Peoples, Real Values and the Community Mode of Production
8. Occupy the World!
Notes
Annotated Select Reading List and Links
Index
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'A fascinating portal into arguments about why we need to get beyond money' - Harry Cleaver
What would a world without money look like? This book is a lively thought experiment that deepens our understanding of how money is the driver of political power, environmental destruction and social inequality today, arguing that it has to be abolished rather than repurposed to achieve a postcapitalist future.
Grounded in historical debates about money, Anitra Nelson draws on a spectrum of political and economic thought and activism, including feminism, ecoanarchism, degrowth, permaculture, autonomism, Marxism and ecosocialism. Looking to Indigenous rights activism and the defence of commons, an international network of activists engaged in a fight for a money-free society emerges.
Beyond Money shows that, by organising around post-money versions of the future, activists have a hope of creating a world that embodies their radical values and visions.
