"Idle Resources" Are Problems Caused by the Central Bank

“Idle Resources” Are Problems Caused by the Central Bank

Tags: Money and Banks

10/31/2021 Frank Shostak

It is not possible to replace productive credit by means of the easy monetary policies of the central bank. If this could have been done, then the world would have already ended poverty.

Original Article: “‘Idle Resources’ Are Problems Caused by the Central Bank“

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