Abstract
Compiled from a series of blog posts which can be found at "The Next Recession."
Modern monetary theory (MMT) has become flavor of the time among many leftist economic views in recent years. MMT has some traction in the left as it appears to offer theoretical support for policies of fiscal spending funded by central bank money and running up budget deficits and public debt without fear of crises – and thus backing policies of government spending on infrastructure projects, job creation and industry in direct contrast to neoliberal mainstream policies of austerity and minimal government intervention. Here I will offer my view on the worth of MMT and its policy implications for the labor movement. First, I’ll try and give broad outline to bring out the similarities and difference with Marx’s monetary theory.
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Roberts, Michael
(2019)
"Modern Monetary Theory: A Marxist Critique,"
Class, Race and Corporate Power: Vol. 7:
Iss.
1, Article 1.
DOI: 10.25148/CRCP.7.1.008316
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/classracecorporatepower/vol7/iss1/1