Books

[Lore Rosenthal]

The End of Money and Future of Civilization by Thomas Greco

Home Town Money: How to Enrich Your Community with Local Currency by Paul Glover (founder of Ithaca Hours)

The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look At the Federal Reserve by G. Edward Griffin (Paperback - 2009). Video presentation of the main points by the author at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7auQEXTWomA

Monetary Regimes and Inflation: History, Economic and Political Relationships, by Peter Bernholz

The Prosperous Way Down by H.T. Odum

[Chris Belchamber]

Lore

Great idea!

The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look At the Federal Reserve by G. Edward Griffin (Paperback - 2009) is a remarkable and very clear expose on the creation, purpose and operation of the Federal Reserve. There is also an excellent video presentation of the main points by the author at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7auQEXTWomA

[Chris Belchamber]

There have been 28 episodes of hyperinflation of national economies in the 20th century, with 20 occurring after 1980. Peter Bernholz (Professor Emeritus of Economics in the Center for Economics and Business (WWZ) at the University of Basel, Switzerland) has spent his career examining the intertwined worlds of politics and economics with special attention given to money.

In his most recent book, Monetary Regimes and Inflation: History, Economic and Political Relationships, Bernholz analyzes the 12 largest episodes of hyperinflations - all of which were caused by financing huge public budget deficits through money creation. His conclusion: the tipping point for hyperinflation occurs when the government's deficit exceeds 40% of its expenditures. Guess what? The U.S. will hit the 40% mark in 2009."

[Lore Rosenthal]

Chris, thanks for all your contibutions. Every time you post a "comment", I add it to the book list, to keep all the info in one place. At least for now, I am trying to keep everything "tidy" (smile).