The grip of death : a study of modern money, debt slavery, and destructive economics

A lucid and original account of where money comes from and why most people and businesses are so heavily in debt. It explodes more myths than any other book this century, yet it's all about subjects very close to home: mortgages, building societies and banks, agriculture, transport, global poverty, and what's on the supermarket shelf. The author proposes a new mechanism for the supply of money, creating a supportive financial environment and a decreasing reliance on debt. Front Cover ......Page 1 Reviews ......Page 2 Title Page ......Page 3 Note on meaning of 'mortgage' ......Page 4 Printer's imprint ......Page 5 Contents ......Page 6 Acknowledgements ......Page 7 1. The debt-based financial system ......Page 8 2. A method so simple ......Page 17 3. Forced economic growth ......Page 44 4. The myth of the consumer society ......Page 52 5. Transport and centralisation ......Page 82 6. Export warfare ......Page 94 7. The national debt paperchase ......Page 103 8. Food and farming ......Page 120 9. The killing fields of debt ......Page 138 10. Multinationals ......Page 157 11. Money power ......Page 171 12. The free trade religion ......Page 182 13. History (part I): The origins of debt financing ......Page 193 14. Lincoln and Douglas: The suppressed alternative ......Page 223 15. History (part II): The extension of debt finance ......Page 244 16. 3 per cent is not enough! ......Page 266 17. Inflation ......Page 299 18. A spectrum of opportunity ......Page 315 Bibliography ......Page 334 Index ......Page 340 Rear Cover ......Page 345 In this study of modern money, debt slavery and destructive economics, Rowbotham shows the horrifying consequences of an economic system founded on money created by debt