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The Monfort Plan: The New Architecture of Capitalism
ISBN: 978-0-470-29363-8
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504 pages
April 2010
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Foreword.

Preface.

A New Generation.

It Is Time.

Part I: A New Paradigm.

Chapter 1: Bretton Woods and the Washington Consensus.

The Millenium Development Goals.

The Monterrey Consensus.

The Failed Doha Round.

The Copenhagen Consensus.

Reinventing Bretton Woods.

In Transition.

Chapter 2: Redefining Capitalism.

Towards a New Economic Paradigm.

Alternative Thinking in Financial Markets.

Raising Funds through Regulation.

A Paradigm Shift.

Redefined Capitalism.

Chapter 3: Globalization and Poverty.

Pros and Cons of Globalization.

Africa's Tragedy.

Success Stories.

Chapter 4: The Reality of Aid.

What is the Right Number?

Aid Effectiveness.

New Instruments of Foreign Aid.

Exploring New Territory.

Chapter 5: The World's Income Distribution.

Poverty and Inequality.

The Kuznets Curve.

Global Public Goods.

Global Redistribution of Wealth.

Part II: The Axis of Feeble.

Chapter 6: Agriculture.

Malthus, Meade, and Mauritius on Population Growth.

The Food Crisis.

What Drives Agricultural Prices?

The Effect of Climate Change on Food Consumption.

A Second Green Revolution.

Boosting Agricultural Output.

Chapter 7: Trade Liberalization and Labor Rights.

Protectionism.

The World Trade Organization.

Terms of Trade.

Multilateral vs. Bilateral Trade.

Trade with African Countries.

Labor Rights.

Chapter 8: Small Arms Trade.

Small Arms and Light Weapons.

Weapons Pricing.

Licensed vs. Unlicensed Production.

Transparency.

Trade Prevention.

Chapter 9: The Extractive Industries.

The Resource Curse.

A Contributor to Public Budgeting.

Game Changers.

What Is Being Done.

What Can Be Done.

Chapter 10: Financial Architecture.

Redefined Capitalism vs. Marxism.

Tax Havens.

Money Laundering.

Tax Evasion.

Tax Competition.

Chapter 11: Brain Drain.

A Pseudo Positive Drain.

Figures behind the Phenomenon.

Shrinking Populations.

Illegal Immigration.

Povertimmune.

Part III: Reform.

Chapter 12: Lobbies and Elites.

Lobbies.

Elites.

Think-Tanks and Funding.

The Corruption of Knowledge.

Chapter 13: Institutional Reform.

Two Issues in Current Reform.

The World Bank.

The International Monetary Fund.

The United Nations.

Reforming Bretton Woods.

Chapter 14: The Sleeping Beauty.

Rich First, then Poor.

Finally Waking Up.

BRIC and China.

Chapter 15: The Third Sector.

The Non Profit Sector.

Non Profit Management.

Social Businesses.

Anti-Globalists.

Part IV: The Building Process.

Chapter 16: Marshall Revisited.

Introducing the Marshall Plan.

Productivity and Output.

Who was Who in the Marshall Plan.

The Incorrigible Optimist.

Lessons from the Marshall Plan.

Chapter 17: The Annan Plan.

The HIPC Initiative.

Capitalism and Democracy.

A New Soul.

A Tale of Three Capitalisms.

The Battlefield.

A Marshall Plan for Africa.

Rearview Mirror.

Undermining the Monfort Plan.

Chapter 18: A Eutopia of Universal Welfare.

Welfare State.

Healthcare.

Education.

Water and Sanitation.

Chapter 19: The New Institution.

Universal Welfare as an International Legal Rule.

Theory of International Relations.

Establishment of the Welfare Charter.

ACHE.

Welfare Delivery through Microfinance.

Chapter 20: Conditionality.

Structural Reform.

The Millenium Challenge.

Monfortable.

Part V: Financing Eutopia.

Chapter 21: Collateral.

Mind the Collateral.

Mobilizing Assets.

Hernando's Mystery.

The Informal Economy.

The Monfort Plan's Way out of Poverty.

Chapter 22: The Yunus: A New Currency for the Poor.

Global Currency.

Currency Theory.

Alternative Currency Theory.

The Yunus.

Tobin Tax Revisited.

A New Architecture.

International Microfinance Regulation.

Chapter 23: Microsavings Insurance.

Banking for the Poor.

Deposit Insurance.

Microsavings Insurance.

Chapter 24: The Decem Series.

A Public Treasure.

The Decem Tax.

Taxation of Personal Wealth.

Decemfund: The Poor’s Endowment.

Decempliance.

Chapter 25: Innovative Financing

A First Look at Real Estate.

Foreign Direct Investment.

Extreme Makeover.

Investors in Decemland.

Part VI: Decemland.

Chapter 26: The New International Territory.

The Land of Ten Percent.

The Landscape of the New International Territory.

Chapter 27: Islands of Peace.

What Are Islands of Peace?

Island Valuation.

Lease an Island.

Harmless Armed Forces.

The Decem Alliance.

Chapter 28: The Race of the Century.

The Participants.

The Purpose of the Race.

Chapter 29: The Monfort List.

Words Apart.

A Worldwide Recruiting Process.

The Decem List.

The Monfort Team.

The Chief Dreamer.

The Beginning of History and the First Man.

Chapter 30: The New Economic Architecture.

Beyond Financial Reform.

World Evolution.

A Window of Opportunity.

The Four Pillars.

Decempliant, Monfortable, and Povertimmune.

The History of Tomorrow.

Notes.

Bibliography.

About the Author.

Index.

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