Crowdfunding and the Democratization of Finance
By Mark Davis and Bruce Davis
Published
Nov 1, 2021Page count
182 pagesISBN
978-1529216738Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 1, 2021Page count
182 pagesISBN
978-1529216745Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 1, 2021Page count
182 pagesISBN
978-1529216745Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University PressDo you know where your money is? More importantly, do you know what your money is doing?
Most of us feel confident that we know what money is. But few of us feel confident in taking responsibility for what our money does. We hand over the power of money to banks and mainstream finance with real, often damaging, consequences for people and planet.
A unique collaboration between an academic and a practitioner, this book tells the story of money, from ancient Athens to the Bitcoin revolution, to explain how crowdfunding is the way for people to reclaim the power of their money in pursuit of a fairer and greener society.
Mark Davis is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Leeds.
Bruce Davis is Co-founder and Joint Managing Director of Abundance Investment.
Preface
one: The Crisis of Finance
two: What is Crowdfunding?
three: Democratic Finance, Then and Now
four: The Destination of Money
five: Futures of Democratic Finance
Conclusion: The Change in Your Pocket