Early acclaim for

NEW MONEY FOR A NEW WORLD

"Here is a life-serving vision gifted to us all with the history, social psychology, inspiration and how-to's needed to make it happen. I believe it is an immensely potent lever for moving civilization-in-upheaval through a healthy transformation."

"Something extraordinary and largely unreported is happening to money. This book looks set to be the herald of the future money revolution."

"This is a wise and incisive analysis of the nature of money in our society; the remarkable and pragmatic solutions it offers demand of us that we think about money in entirely new ways."

"These are the smartest people thinking - and rethinking - about money today. If you are among the sad majority who still think money is that green paper in your pocket, think again. The kinds of money available to us are varied as goals we have for our economy. In a world where there is more than enough stuff to go around, we deserve a money capable of reflecting rather than undermining the abundance we have achieved. This book proves the point and points the way."

"Exciting, challenging and profound; a unique and essential contribution to our understanding of money."

"This book gives the recipe on how we in the future can create a social economy which is more responsible, more friendly towards the environment, and less filled with conflict."

"This book is truly essential for our survival. I was surprised how much I learned, (and how much I didn't know about money). The writing style is as enjoyable as it is instructive."

"National currency is cold and selfish by itself. So let's create community currencies with which we can warm up our communities as New Money For A New World recommends."

"The medium is the message. As Bernard Lietaer and Stephen Belgin point out, the money system is not neutral. One way or another, our behavior is heavily influenced by it. Can we change the way it works? This question concerns us all. The answer will help to decide the future of humanity and life on earth. The authors' authoritative practical experience of money and finance, underpinned by their awareness of the worldwide shift of consciousness now taking place, results in many thought-provoking insights...It is not necessary to agree with every detailed proposal in this informative and stimulating book, in order to welcome it as an outstanding contribution to a vital question - the future of money in the Information Age. I wholeheartedly recommend it."

"This is an important breakthrough in the emerging new economics of sustainability and human wellbeing."

"This book really opened my eyes as to what money is about, and what its future is - and is not."

"Others have shared Bernard Lietaer's concern about a sustainable economy, but have not been able to provide a realistic solution. In New Money For A New World, he and co-author Stephen Belgin show us such a solution in a bold and fresh manner, and it is in this sense that this is an epoch-making book."

"Bernard Lietaer and Stephen Belgin compel us to rethink our assumptions about money, economics, and commerce today. Their analyses and historical insights are incisive and provoke thought about what's gone wrong with economies all over the world. But more importantly, they provide tangible solutions—illustrated in real-world examples—to challenges we face with building more just, prosperous and sustainable global societies."

"Every so often, something comes along that changes our perceptions, turning our world upside-down and inside-out. New Money For A New World will shatter the views of anyone who uses money, and show how we can make money work for us, creating greater prosperity and possibility, while bringing balance to our greatest social and environmental problems."

"New Money For A New World makes a simple and profound proposition: Unless we can balance the current social and monetary structures, our shared desire for a just, sustainable, and peaceful planet is simply not possible. ALL the good works that many of us are involved in, admirable, even "successful" as they may be, are mere band aids, fingers in the dike. I challenge any serious reader of this book to arrive at a different conclusion. That's the bad news. The good news is WE CAN MAKE IT! New Money For A New World offers unique effective tools by which to resolve our core issues and co-create a better, vibrant future."

"New Money For A New World is one of those rarest of rare books that can truly help change the course of humanity—in just the way so many of us sense but don't know how to get there. With disarming simplicity and amazing clarity, authors Bernard Lietaer and Stephen Belgin reveal the secret liberating variable to empower rapid and profound societal and consciousness transformation and environmental healing—monetary redesign. Read this book to see how you can participate in accelerating our arrival at a regenerative and fulfilling new world."

"I have read three books which I consider to be truly uplifting and transformative: A Course in Miracles, The Power of Now, and most recently, New Money For A New World. This work offers a clear roadmap by which to resolve many of humanity's seemingly insurmountable crises without the need for international treaties, more taxation, or the redistribution of wealth, all the while respecting and potentially expanding our spiritual underpinnings. New Money For A New World is a gift to humanity, to be read by everyone who dares to dream of a world gone sane. Bernard Lietaer and Stephen Belgin have created a masterpiece."