Episode 27: Andres Bernal Talks Money

Episode #27 Notes1:00 - What’s your academic area of focus and what led you to it?3:30 - Tell us about your work at Mondragon.9:15 - On the New York City system of cooperatives.13:15 - How are transitions to business cooperatives financed?14:45 - Public finance and modern monetary theory.29:00 - The difference between market based capitalism vs. modern monetary theory.41:45 - On free trade and recent trade agreements.49:45 - Food sovereignty and modern monetary theory. 52:10 - Modern monetary theory, socialist economics and the differences with Marxism.1:05:45 - Modern monetary theory in practice in the real world.1:08:00 - Modern monetary theory and food insecurity in the US.1:10:00 - How can we expand worker ownership under MMT? Coops and ESOPs.1:14:00 - Suggested readings? The Deficit Myth, Stephanie KeltonThe Case for a Job Guarantee, Pavlina TchernevaDeclarations of Dependence, Scott FergusonWinning The Green New Deal, Guido Girgenti and Varshini PrakashA Planet to Win, Thea Riofrancos and Kate AronoffSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.