General Article Modern monetary theory: the rise of economists who say huge government debt is not a problem

Topic Selected: Money Matters Book Volume: 391
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John Whittaker, Lancaster University

There is no limit to the quantity of money that can be created by a central bank such as the Bank of England. It was different in the days of the gold standard, when central banks were restrained by a promis...

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