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'This is a serious analysis of how and why the financial markets as they are currently organized prevent genuine market transactions and therefore harm the economy. In this distinctive and important new book, the authors argue that getting the markets right is the most important issue facing us at present.'Colin Crouch, University of Warwick'In a compelling sequel to their acclaimed The End of Finance, Amato and Fantacci insist that finance is currently a wholly destructive and illegitimate force. However, unlike other radical critiques, they maintain that it should play a vital role in the modern economy. They have provided a compelling and lucid account of how this might be achieved at global, national and local levels.'Geoffrey Ingham, University of Cambridge

<p>'[Amato & Fantacci's] point that the whole economic systemis shot and must change seems hard to contest. What they call theglobalisation of precariousness is clearly a recipe for recurringdisaster.' South China Morning Post This is a serious analysis of how and why the financialmarkets as they are currently organized prevent genuine markettransactions and therefore harm the economy. In this distinctiveand important new book, the authors argue that getting the marketsright is the most important issue facing us atpresent. Colin Crouch, University of Warwick <p> In a compelling sequel to their acclaimed The End ofFinance, Amato and Fantacci insist that finance is currently awholly destructive and illegitimate force. However, unlike otherradical critiques, they maintain that it should play a vital rolein the modern economy. They have provided a compelling and lucidaccount of how this might be achieved at global, national and locallevels. Geoffrey Ingham, University of Cambridge

<p>'[Amato & Fantacci's] point that the whole economic system is shot and must change seems hard to contest. What they call the globalisation of precariousness is clearly a recipe for recurring disaster.' South China Morning Post This is a serious analysis of how and why the financial markets as they are currently organized prevent genuine market transactions and therefore harm the economy. In this distinctive and important new book, the authors argue that getting the markets right is the most important issue facing us at present. Colin Crouch, University of Warwick <p> In a compelling sequel to their acclaimed The End of Finance, Amato and Fantacci insist that finance is currently a wholly destructive and illegitimate force. However, unlike other radical critiques, they maintain that it should play a vital role in the modern economy. They have provided a compelling and lucid account of how this might be achieved at global, national and local levels. Geoffrey Ingham, University of Cambridge

'[Amato & Fantacci's] point that the whole economic systemis shot and must change seems hard to contest. What they call theglobalisation of precariousness is clearly a recipe for recurringdisaster.' South China Morning Post This is a serious analysis of how and why the financialmarkets as they are currently organized prevent genuine markettransactions and therefore harm the economy. In this distinctiveand important new book, the authors argue that getting the marketsright is the most important issue facing us atpresent. Colin Crouch, University of Warwick In a compelling sequel to their acclaimed The End ofFinance, Amato and Fantacci insist that finance is currently awholly destructive and illegitimate force. However, unlike otherradical critiques, they maintain that it should play a vital rolein the modern economy. They have provided a compelling and lucidaccount of how this might be achieved at global, national and locallevels. Geoffrey Ingham, University of Cambridge

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Massimo Amato is Associate Professor in Economic History at Università Bocconi. Luca Fantacci is Assistant Professor at Università Bocconi.

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