This paper begins by defining, and distinguishing between, money and finance, and addresses alternative ways of … financing spending. We next examine the role played by financial institutions (e.g., banks) in the provision of finance. The … role of government as both regulator of private institutions and provider of finance is also discussed, and related topics …

finance should not matter much, the alternative tradition - from Veblen and Keynes to Galbraith and Minsky - provides the … basis for developing an approach that puts money and finance front and center. Including the theory of social costs also … generates policy recommendations more appropriate to an economy in which finance matters. …