{"product_id":"the-green-market-system-a-second-currency-for-a-parallel-economy-9781515309093","title":"The Green-Market System: A Second Currency for a Parallel Economy","description":"\u003cb\u003e(Book updated in May 2022)\u003cbr\u003eParallel economies and their currencies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParallel economies (with their currencies) have flourished in the past and still exist today. Their underlying principles and advantages have often been overlooked by economists, despite their potential to foster pivotal changes. This last statement makes it meaningful to draw insights from historical and actual instances of such economies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eto reduce inequalities... and contain global warming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn continuation, could an innovative parallel economy fit into the modern society? As the middle class is complaining about inequalities and rejects the costly fight against global warming, could a parallel economy help the underprivileged, alleviate the cost of decarbonization, and win over a sufficient majority? Could the last chapter with its Green-Market System work? To be successful, such a System must create jobs with good wages... and convincingly cut down CO2 emissions. Would this System be too good to be true?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVincent Lannoye was born in the US and grew up in Belgium in an industrial family, which sparked his curiosity to analyze and critique economics. An engineer with an MBA from Edhec France, today he works in high-tech in Silicon Valley. His past, his passion for economy, the lack of accessible works about the economic implications of the fight against global warming, and his monetary ideas, all have inspired him to write about economics.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50854041256210,"sku":"9781515309093","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_98a794c0-e441-4825-99fd-1a8a8d6da135.jpg?v=1737458596","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-green-market-system-a-second-currency-for-a-parallel-economy-9781515309093","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}