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Foreign Affairs article on cash transfers to stimulate the economy
This article by Mark Blyth and Erik Lonergan in the latest Foreign Affairs issue makes the case that central banks should issue money directly to citizens as a countermeasure whenever there is a threat of recession.
It echoes arguments that many Feasta members have been making for some time. See for example Richard Douthwaite’s 2011 article “Deficit Easing: and alternative to severe austerity programmes in the Eurozone”. The FAQs at the end of Richard’s article are particularly helpful as he succinctly explains why inflation should not be considered a significant threat in the current economic context.
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