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Plenty of money, but not for you

How do we reclaim power over our money?

Plenty of money, but not for you — Thomas Bollen
Thomas Bollen
Follow the Money Publishing B.V.

Why can one person not afford a home despite working hard and saving, while another grows rich in their sleep from rising house prices? Why is there money for investors to buy up and strip healthcare institutions, but not to make the economy sustainable quickly?

To solve today's biggest problems, we need to talk about how our money actually works — and how it could work differently. I'll take you into the international battleground of our money, where citizen movements, scientists and former bankers take on the most powerful companies in the world.

Together we travel past the gold vaults and bank towers of the established financial order, and unravel how tech billionaires and crypto companies are quietly seizing power with their digital currencies. If we don't intervene, the gap between the super-rich and the rest will keep growing.

Order the book → Paperback € 24,50 · e-book € 11,00 · ISBN 9789083398679
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Thomas Bollen holds up a mirror to us as financial authorities. He lays out, accessibly and convincingly, the fundamental issues the debate needs to be about.
Klaas KnotPresident De Nederlandsche Bank, 2011–2025
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Bravo, Mr. Bollen! Finally a book that offers deep insight into our monetary system, the role of the banking cartel, and the reckless rescue of our currency.
Jort KelderPresentator en opiniemaker
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Dangerously sharp. Bollen writes about money in a way anyone can understand. If I were a banker, I'd want this book banned.
Abel van GijlswijkZanger, Hang Youth
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This book about the unsettling world of big money reads like a thriller. That's how you know it hits home.
Mirjam de RijkJournalist en columnist, De Groene Amsterdammer
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Thomas Bollen rubs our noses in the facts. A compelling case for a broad public debate. Politicians, wake up: this is about our future.
Arnoud BootHoogleraar financiële markten, Universiteit van Amsterdam
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Our monetary system regularly triggers major financial crises and misery for millions of ordinary people. This exceptionally clear book dissects the mechanisms behind it and proposes alternatives.
Paul de GrauweHoogleraar politieke economie, London School of Economics