The Money Revolution: How to Finance the Next American Century - Hardcover

by Richard Duncan (Author)

Learn how the United States can stop and reverse its relative economic decline in this fascinating analysis of American Money, Credit and Capital

In The Money Revolution: How to Finance the Next American Century, economist and bestselling author Richard Duncan lays out a farsighted strategy to maximize the United States unmatched financial and technological potential.

In compelling fashion, the author shows that the United States can and should invest in the industries and technologies of the future on an unprecedented scale in order to ignite a new technological revolution that would cement the country's geopolitical preeminence, greatly enhance human wellbeing, and create unimaginable wealth. In this book, you will find:

• An important new history of the Federal Reserve that details the transformation of the country's central bank from the passive lender of last resort created by its founders in 1913 into the world's most powerful economic institution today.
• A fascinating discussion of the evolution of money and monetary policy in the United States over the past century.
• An examination of the role that credit has played in generating economic growth, especially since Dollars ceased to be backed by Gold five decades ago.
• A detailed description of the country's capital structure and its dangerous deficiencies.
• An urgent call-to-action for the United States to begin a multi-trillion-dollar investment program targeting industries of the future.

The Money Revolution: How to Finance the Next American Century is a page-turning read ideal for anyone interested in the future of the United States. Its gripping thesis offers anyone with a personal or professional interest in America's economy, financial system, or geopolitical position in the world an engrossing intellectual journey.

Front Jacket

Over the last century, wars, depressions, political ambition, regulatory mistakes, greed and geopolitical competition have entirely transformed the Monetary System of the United States. Indeed, they have transformed the very nature of Money itself; and, in the process, fundamentally altered the way the US economy functions.

In The Money Revolution: How to Finance the Next American Century, distinguished economist and bestselling author Richard Duncan documents the profound evolution of Money and Capitalism from the establishment of the Federal Reserve System in 1913 up through mid-2021.

Drawing on the lessons to be derived from that history, the author then forcefully makes the case that the United States can and should invest in the industries and technologies of the future on an enormous and unprecedented scale in order to ignite a technological revolution that would create vast new wealth, greatly enhance human wellbeing and ensure the country's continued geopolitical preeminence for generations to come.

In this book, you will find:

• An important new history of the Federal Reserve that details the transformation of the country's central bank from the passive lender of last resort created by its founders 107 years ago into the world's most powerful economic institution today.
• A fascinating discussion of the evolution of money and monetary policy in the United States over the past century.
• An examination of the role that credit has played in generating economic growth, especially since Dollars ceased to be backed by Gold five decades ago.
• A detailed description of the country's capital structure and its dangerous deficiencies.
• An urgent call-to-action for the United States to begin a multi-trillion-dollar investment program targeting the industries of the future.

The Money Revolution: How to Finance the Next American Century is a must-read for anyone interested in money, economics, or the future of the United States.

Back Jacket

Praise for
The Money Revolution

"Richard Duncan's newest book, The Money Revolution, is another 'must-read' for proactive investors who want to 'peer over the horizon.' The good news is...Richard offers an optimistic view 'over the horizon.' The bad news is... the optimistic view is only for proactive investors.

When people ask me, 'What is your secret to getting rich and staying rich?' I simply say, 'I seek out and learn from great teachers.' Richard Duncan, most certainly, is one of those great teachers."

--Robert Kiyosaki, investor, educator, entrepreneur and author of the international bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad

"The repeated failure of central banks to meet their inflation targets despite astronomical quantitative easing proved Richard Duncan's key points that investment in the US is dangerously inadequate and financing is not the constraint on investment. Duncan then argues that the constraint is in our minds, that in the midst of globalization we are operating like a fish in a fishbowl dropped into the ocean. This book tells us how to navigate in the boundless ocean we now find ourselves in."

--Richard Koo, Chief Economist, Nomura Research Institute

"Richard Duncan's new book is a clear tutorial about the US monetary system and a timely lens to view policy decisions at a critical juncture in US history. The Chinese are well out of the blocks with a plan to focus on industries of the future they are determined to dominate. For the US, as Richard states, it is this generation's 'Sputnik moment.' His book presents a well-reasoned plan for the future relying on the Fed's balance sheet to make public/private investments in industries of the future where the US can and should dominate. Further debate about the reasonableness of accumulating more credit is no longer the issue as Duncan explains. The US is in an economic crisis NOW. But, the US also has a unique monetary position from which to find a path forward. We have faced similar dilemma and succeeded. Duncan's book is well-timed and worth-reading."

--Michael Avery, retired President and fund manager, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.; Fund Director, Coalescence Global China Opportunities Fund

Author Biography

RICHARD DUNCAN has served as Global Head of Investment Strategy at ABN AMRO Asset Management in London, worked as a financial sector specialist for the World Bank in Washington, D.C., and headed equity research departments for James Capel Securities and Salomon Brothers in Bangkok, Thailand. He is now the publisher of Macro Watch, a video-newsletter that analyzes the forces driving the global economy in the 21^st Century.