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Consistency and stability analysis of models of a monetary growth imperative

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Richters, Oliver, Siemoneit, Andreas·2017·Ecological Economics
DOI 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.01.017
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  • There is no consensus in the literature regarding the capacity of alternative currencies or monetary plurality to stabilize the economy.

    “There is no consensus in the literature regarding the capacity of ACs or a ' monetary plurality ' to stabilize the economy (Richters and Siemoneit 2017; Larue 2020b).”

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    The Results and Conclusions section discusses whether interest-bearing credit money creates a growth imperative, not whether alternative currencies stabilize the economy. Searches for “alternative currencies,” “monetary plurality,” and related stabilization terms found no passage addressing the claimed lack of consensus; page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.74)

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Authors
Richters, O., & Siemoneit, A.
Affiliations
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (DE)
Corresponding author
Richters, Oliver
ORCID
Venue
Ecological Economics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-06
Volume
136
Pages
114-125
ISSN
0921-8009 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.01.017
OpenAlex
W2513449104
Cited by
58
References
67
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
Locations
  • Ecological Economics (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Econstor (Econstor) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • German Society for Ecological Economics
  • Sustainable Money Research Group
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economic Theory and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic theories and models
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Economy and Marxism
Keywords
growth imperative, compound interest, monetary system, economic stability, stationary states, private banks, bank equity capital, sustainability, economic growth

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