Abstract

DOWBOR, Ladislau. The financial merry-go-round. Ide (São Paulo) [online]. 2014, vol.37, n.58, pp.45-57. ISSN 0101-3106.

Money plays such an important part in the economy and in our lives, yet the knowledge of its workings is impressively limited. In this short text, we describe some of the more significant mechanisms, particularly concerning who has more access to it, and how this access leads to an overall deformation of our economies, in this era of financial turmoil. We end the paper with a reference to financial globalization and tax havens.

Keywords : Money; Finance; Intermediation; Banks; Tax havens.

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