Aunque han pasado ya diez años desde que estalló la crisis financiera mundial de 2007-2008, la mayoría de los bancos privados han cambiado muy poco y siguen centrándose, fundamentalmente, en maximizar la rentabilidad, mientras que los objetivos en materia social y de sostenibilidad son secundarios. Para los economistas convencionales, cualquier otro enfoque sigue siendo un sueño imposible o... Read more

A decade on from the 2007-08 global financial crisis, the majority of private banks have changed very little. Most remain solely concerned with maximising their returns, while sustainable or social goals remain subservient to this. For conventional economists, anything else remains an impossible or distant dream.

Thomas Marois, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies argues that until people regain control of money and credit, we will not be able to stop economic and ecological crises. Most people don't know that fortunately there is untapped potential in public banks, that make up a quarter of all banks worldwide. Drawing on his research on public banks in Turkey, Costa Rica and elsewhere, Marois points... Read more