Rethinking Money

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION: FROM SCARCITY TO PROSPERITY WITHIN A GENERATION
PART ONE SCARCITY
CHAPTER 1: THE FAILURE OF MONEY: THE COMPETITIVE SOCIETY
CHAPTER 2: THE MYTH OF MONEY: WHAT IT REALLY IS
CHAPTER 3 A FATE WORSE THAN DEBT: INTEREST S HIDDEN CONSEQUENCES
PART TWO PROSPERITY
CHAPTER 4: THE FLYING FISH: A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON MONEY
CHAPTER 5: THE FUTURE HAS ARRIVED BUT ISN T EVENLY DISTRIBUTED YET
CHAPTER 6: STRATEGIES FOR BANKING INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER 7: STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CHAPTER 8: STRATEGIES FOR GOVERNMENTS
CHAPTER 9: STRATEGIES FOR NGO S
PART THREE RETHINKING MONEY
CHAPTER 10: TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES: LESSON LEARNED
CHAPTER 11: GOVERNANCE AND WE , THE CITIZENS
CHAPTER 12: OUR AVAILABLE FUTURE: THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY
CHAPTER 13: RETHINKING MONEY: FROM SCARCITY TO SUSTAINABLE ABUNDANCE
NOTES
Bibliography
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Bernard Lietaer has been a leader in the field of money for more than thirty years as a central banker, a fund manager, a university professor, and a consultant. In 1992, BusinessWeek named him the world s top currency trader. A codesigner of the European Currency Unit the precursor to the euro he is currently a research fellow at the Center for Sustainable Resource Development at the University of California, Berkeley.
Jacqui Dunne is an award-winning journalist and founder of Danu Resources, an emerging leader in helping entrepreneurs develop technologies and initiatives that restore the earth. The company is an interface between donors and projects. Danu s unique value is its ability to work from a future reference point that draws out the greatness and builds upon the strengths of all parties, creating a flourishing paradigm shift for a quadruple bottom line: people, planet, profits, and power within.

"Lietaer and Dunne have done a superb job in chronicling the quiet, underreported revolution for empowerment and equality that is happening worldwide."--Marjorie Kelly, author of Owning Our Future and The Divine Right of Capital "You have no idea what money is. Read this book and find out how simply changing our money system will lead to a more sustainable and peaceful society."--Jurriaan Kamp, Editor-in-Chief, The Intelligent Optimist "Bernard Lietaer and Jacqui Dunne's clear and potent voice tells the story of our distorted and dysfunctional money system and how we can finally free ourselves from it and find our way to the future we yearn for. This stunning book should be required reading for every person who wants a world that works and a sustainable future for all of life."--Lynne Twist, author of The Soul of Money "Rethinking Money does a brilliant job of eradicating the concepts and stories that our economists and other professionals in the field hold dear. The authors write that 'money is our last taboo, ' but they don't recommend abolishing the fiat zeitgeist. Rather, they wisely call on the various new currencies and other monetary innovations to complement the existing system."--Nigel Seale, former worldwide Chairman, Earth Day International, and founder of Earth Day Canada "Rethinking Money is required reading for anyone who is serious about transforming our current unsustainable economic system to one where people and planet can prosper. This is a brilliant analysis of our current monetary system and its pitfalls. More importantly, the authors strategize the way forward with solutions that not only rethink money but revalue human beings, long-term planning, and our planet."--Georgia Kelly, Executive Director, Praxis Peace Institute "In the midst of the confusion created by today's crises, there are few people who can provide viable solutions that not only serve our local communities but also addressd