Research has been conducted on the ideas of "Modern Monetary Theory" for 20 years. For a long time only celebrated by left-wingers, the provocative theses have now reached the centre of society. US professor Stephanie Kelton says:
National debt is at an all time high? There’s no reason to panic.
What does it mean when states keep their deficits small? In a video, the former advisor to US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders explains what she considers to be the ten most important theses of modern monetary theory:
How China reorganises global value chains
"Belt and Road" visualises a new Chinese world order in which the US have disappeared, says Bruno Maçães, non-resident Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington and former Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs. Maçães will speak at the GDI Retail Summit on 11 September 2020.
Dana Thomas: «Sustainability is the only way forward for the fashion industry»
Grassroots movements will revolutionize the fast fashion industry, bestselling author Dana Thomas is sure. Thomas talks about business models beyond growth and innovative start-ups here in a podcast and at the 70th International Retail Summit on 10 and 11 September 2020.
Stephanie Kelton: “Every deficit is good for someone”
US economist Stephanie Kelton dispels old myths: “Everything that we've been led to believe about deficits and the role of money and government spending in the economy is wrong, especially the fear that deficits will endanger our long-term prosperity.” The bestselling author of The Deficit Myth is convinced that deficits are not a bad thing. Here, in a video interview, and in a GDI livestream on 10 September 2020, Stephanie Kelton provides solutions for a post-Covid economy.