Thomas Marois

Public Banks

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first single-authored exploration of the world of public banks. Focusing in on six worldwide case studies, the author reveals that public banks have the resources needed to tackle decarbonisation, definancialisation, and democratisation. These institutions are capable of catalysing the future of financing sustainable and stable development.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 643g
• ISBN-13: 9781108839150
• ISBN-10: 1108839150
• Artikelnr.: 60606335

Autorenporträt

Thomas Marois is a Senior Lecturer at SOAS University of London and Senior Research Fellow in Patient Finance and Banking at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP). Thomas sits on the Advisory Board of the Public Banking Institute, has authored the book States, Banks and Crisis (2012), and co-edited the book Public Banks and Covid-19 (2020).

Inhaltsangabe

Introducing Public Banks
1. The World of Public Banks
2. Contrasting Evidence, Contending Views: Towards a Dynamic Alternative
3. Credible Legacies, Neoliberal Transition
4. Decarbonisation
5. Definancialisation
6. Democratisation
7. A Democratised Public Bank for a Green and Just Transition: A Proposal
8. Epilogue Public Banks in a Time of COVID-19
Bibliography
Index.