The System of linking Cash Generation for Art and Cultural Innovation with the relationship of Monetary Supply in Ecology
Because our dreams, fantasies and our creativity make us human.
Introduction
Money is undoubtedly one of the most sophisticated creations of mankind; a cultural phenomenon. It facilitates and brokers exchange, retains financial worth and encourages diligence as well as ingeniosity. Its worth is imaginary, abstract and a matter of belief. It even enables the non-material to be broken down to a single entity - that of its own: the worth of money. This creates a common ground for all things.
This game is played all over the globe. The ticket to which is money itself - a cultural technique and rights institution, to which the wealthy are admitted entry and those without means are not. Countless generations - in the past or in the anticipated future - are the spectators, protagonists and voyeurs of this theatrical play. Thus, money is more successful than any world religion - it is the most prominent masterpiece of an unknown author, where the whole of mankind participates.
No other cultural gesture is so distinguished in garnering instinct, greed, envy and callousness and packaging it as decadence of the human race and expressing itself in the human decision making process. As yet, a level of maturity has not been reached in the responsible use of money. It has been forgotten, that the monetary system should ease and simplify the lives of each and every one of us, as well as insuring our basic survival needs and skills. The promise of purchasing power and the hope of a certain level of freedom that one associates with money is so compelling that we - similar to a junkie - are prepared to destabilise and destroy our livelihoods for it.
Martin Gut`s "The System of linking Cash Generation for Art and Cultural Innovation with the relationship of Monetary Supply in Ecology" hypothesises that the capital system can be reformed from exploitation incentives to those of diligence by means of: 1) humane spirit in the form of art and cultural innovation; and 2) the intact natural world.
This should lead to a new eco-capitalistic system with the aim of generating and maintaining the significance and value of life. Instead of the "Gold Standard", our current world and value system that is money, should newly be covered by our most important and life relevant equivalent: intact natural resources. This is possible due to the fact that money can be linked to everything that is finite and valuable to people. This unique relationship of monetary supply creates a new financial system with control measures in place, which is not only self-regenerating, but also obtains and repairs its own foundation: the planet and, thus, the human biosphere.
Economic growth depends on success, economic success depends on innovation, innovation depends on investment and investment depends on financial resources. Economic growth - which in our system is owed to repairing nature rather than repaying interest - depends on monetary expansion and monetary expansion depends on cash generation. Cash generation, which orients itself towards economic requirements, contradicts the purpose of money: to cater to the needs of mankind. The theory of measuring cash generation against innovative cultural development, based - however - upon evidence that cultural goods and services (be they works of music, literature, theater and art etc.) are the most noble credentials of a civilised society and human existence in itself, but with the worst reputation with regards to remuneration. Works of art and culture are indebted to one`s spirit and sensation and not the monetary system. The driving force of cultural development is lifeblood and not financial capital. Yet, there is a highly significant correlation between artistic production with great moments in the economy and ethical maturity of society. Thus, art and cultural innovation represent an excellent seismometer for cash generation.
Martin Gut`s "The System of linking Cash Generation for Art and Cultural Innovation with the relationship of Monetary Supply in Ecology" is the chance to assign the humanistic attributes such as spirit and nature to the self-dynamic and abstract cultural phenomenon that is money, which has so far been lacking.
This book examines the history of money (Chapters 1-9) and the momentum of turbo-capitalism (Chapter 10). Furthermore, an analysis of current world finance system (Chapter 11), with its victims and victors (Chapter 12) and the reasons for past crises is made (Chapters 1-9 and 13).
The questions regarding the missing parameters for balance and justice are deduced and summarised based on our prior insights (Chapter 14). The main component analysis of this issue results in two groups of parameters (Chapter 15). The common denominator of Group One is the factor "Nature" (Chapter 16), that of Group Two is the factor "Cultural Creativity" (Chapter 17).
The issues were combined with both factors "Nature" and "Culture" by means of feedback with regards to stability and integrated into the system (Chapter 18). Thus, these act as the two main factors in the approach to a solution of the examined system with a link between cash generation for art and cultural innovation, as well as the relationship of monetary supply and stabilisation in ecology (Chapter 19).
The roles of the National Bank and the Business Bank in collaboration with Arts and Humanities scholars, will be newly formulated from principles deriving thereof (Chapter 20-21).
The leading role in the present system - woven into democracy as a fourth power (Chapter 22) - are assigned to "Ecological Sciences" (Chapter 23).
In the Chapter "Outlook" (Chapter 24), scenarios will be presented on how today`s world financial system can be reformed in the future as a System of linking Cash Generation for Art and Cultural Innovation, as well as the relationship of monetary supply and stabilisation in the research field of Ecology:
Scenario 1:
The parallel or alternative currency (Chapter 25) that insidiously replaces old currencies.
Scenario 2:
The currency of will (Chapter 26) legitimised and introduced by a Democratic State.
Scenario 3:
The global currency (Chapter 27), determined by the State Union and planned over a specified time limit.
About this Book:
This book was hand-bound by Martin Gut using glue and thread. Its cover and pages consist of handmade paper and cardboard recycled from stock exchange notifications in newspapers, toilet paper and corn starch.
The preface is handwritten by Martin Gut and based on his studies of finance and capitalism.
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