![]() 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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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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