Kelton has succeeded in instigating a round of heretical questioning essential for a
post-Covid-19 world where the pantheon of economic gods will have to be reconfigured' Guardian
'Stephanie Kelton is an indispensable source of moral clarity ... the truths that she teaches
about money debt and deficits give us the tools we desperately need to build a safe future
for all' Naomi Klein 'A rock star in her field' The Times 'This book is going to be
influential' Financial Times Supporting the economy paying for healthcare creating new jobs
preventing the a climate apocalypse - vital challenges which inevitably raise the question: how
can we pay for it? Stephanie Kelton shows how misguided this question really is by using the
bold ideas of modern monetary theory (MMT) the radically different approach to using our
resources to maximize our potential as a society. 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. Rather than asking
the self-defeating question of how to pay for the crucial improvements our society needs
Kelton guides us to ask: which deficits actually matter? What is the best way to balance the
risk of inflation against the benefits of a society that is more broadly prosperous safer
cleaner and secure? Kelton is the leading thinker and most visible public advocate of MMT -
the most important idea about economics in decades - and delivers a fundamentally different
bold new understanding for how to build a just and prosperous society. 'Game-changing ...
Read it!' Mariana Mazzucato 'The best book on rethinking economics that anyone will find right
now' Richard Murphy Political Economist and author of The Joy of Tax 'A remarkable book both
in content and timing. A 'must read' that is sure to influence many aspects of policymaking
going forward' Mohamed El-Erian chief economic advisor at Allianz
