{"id":33464,"date":"2016-05-05T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/?p=33464"},"modified":"2016-05-05T10:00:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T00:00:23","slug":"solving-our-unemployment-crisis-presentation-april-19-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/?p=33464","title":{"rendered":"Solving Our Unemployment Crisis presentation, April 19, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tToday, I am in Madrid for the start of the public events associated with the promotion of the Spanish version of my current book &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-elgar.com\/bookentry_main.lasso?currency=US&#038;id=16478\">Eurozone Dystopia: Groupthink and Denial on a Grand Scale<\/a>. I travelled this morning from Granada to Madrid and am tied up for the rest of the day. So here is a video of a keynote address I presented on  April 19, 2016 to the inaugural Australian Unemployed Workers&#8217; Union Conference <em>Solving Our Unemployment Crisis<\/em> in Melbourne, Australia. You can find out more about the Union from their &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unemployedworkersunion.com%2F&#038;h=zAQEIgPlc&#038;s=1\">homePage<\/a> &#8211; and their &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unemployedworkersunion\/\">Facebook Page<\/a>. They need more members and the support (funding, promotion etc) from all employed people who care about the problem of unemployment. The talk and questions go for about 37 minutes.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PJTiRg58POk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Upcoming Spanish Speaking Tour and Book Presentations &#8211; May 5-13, 2016<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the details of my upcoming Spanish speaking tour which will coincide with the release of the Spanish translation of my my current book &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-elgar.com\/bookentry_main.lasso?currency=US&#038;id=16478\">Eurozone Dystopia: Groupthink and Denial on a Grand Scale<\/a> (published in English May 2015).<\/p>\n<p>You can purchase the Spanish version of the book &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.es\/Distop%C3%ADa-del-Euro-William-Mitchell\/dp\/3944203232\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1461813200&#038;sr=1-1\">La Distop\u00eda del Euro<\/a> &#8211; for 27.54 euros from Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>Today it is Madrid. Note: an extra date has been added at the end of the tour for Madrid (May 12, 2013).<\/p>\n<p>You can save the flyer below to keep the details handy if you are interested. All events are open to the public who are encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Spain_Lecture_Tour_2016_Flyer_Mitchell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Spain_Lecture_Tour_2016_Flyer_Mitchell.jpg\" alt=\"Spain_Lecture_Tour_2016_Flyer_Mitchell\" width=\"740\" height=\"1047\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33498\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Modern Monetary Theory and Practice: an Introductory Text<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The KINDLE edition is now out &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/dp\/B01EG02ITA\">Details<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; or through the relevant Kindle store for your currency (you can search for the relevant link).<\/p>\n<p>The first version of our MMT textbook &#8211; Modern Monetary Theory and Practice: an Introductory Text &#8211; was published on March 10, 2016 and is authored by myself, Randy Wray and Martin Watts.<\/p>\n<p>It is available for purchase at:<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Modern-Monetary-Theory-Practice-Introductory\/dp\/1530338794\">Amazon.com<\/a> (US 60 dollars)<\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Modern-Monetary-Theory-Practice-Introductory\/dp\/1530338794\">Amazon.co.uk<\/a> (\u00a342.00)<\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/gateway-eu\">Amazon Europe Portal<\/a> (\u20ac58.85)<\/p>\n<p>4. Create Space Portal<\/a> (US60 dollars)<\/p>\n<p>By way of explanation, this edition contains 15 Chapters and is designed as an introductory textbook for university-level macroeconomics students.<\/p>\n<p>It is based on the principles of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and includes the following detailed chapters:<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 1: Introduction<br \/>\nChapter 2: How to Think and Do Macroeconomics<br \/>\nChapter 3: A Brief Overview of the Economic History and the Rise of Capitalism<br \/>\nChapter 4: The System of National Income and Product Accounts<br \/>\nChapter 5: Sectoral Accounting and the Flow of Funds<br \/>\nChapter 6: Introduction to Sovereign Currency: The Government and its Money<br \/>\nChapter 7: The Real Expenditure Model<br \/>\nChapter 8: Introduction to Aggregate Supply<br \/>\nChapter 9: Labour Market Concepts and Measurement<br \/>\nChapter 10: Money and Banking<br \/>\nChapter 11: Unemployment and Inflation<br \/>\nChapter 12: Full Employment Policy<br \/>\nChapter 13: Introduction to Monetary and Fiscal Policy Operations<br \/>\nChapter 14: Fiscal Policy in Sovereign nations<br \/>\nChapter 15: Monetary Policy in Sovereign Nations<\/p>\n<p>It is intended as an introductory course in macroeconomics and the narrative is accessible to students of all backgrounds. All mathematical and advanced material appears in separate Appendices.<\/p>\n<p>A Kindle version will be available the week after next.<\/p>\n<p>Note: We are soon to finalise a sister edition, which will cover both the introductory and intermediate years of university-level macroeconomics (first and second years of study).<\/p>\n<p>The sister edition will contain an additional 10 Chapters and include a lot more advanced material as well as the same material presented in this Introductory text.<\/p>\n<p>We expect the expanded version to be available around June or July 2016.<\/p>\n<p>So when considering whether you want to purchase this book you might want to consider how much knowledge you desire. The current book, released today, covers a very detailed introductory macroeconomics course based on MMT.<\/p>\n<p>It will provide a very thorough grounding for anyone who desires a comprehensive introduction to the field of study.<\/p>\n<p>The next expanded edition will introduce advanced topics and more detailed analysis of the topics already presented in the introductory book.<\/p>\n<p>That is enough for today!<\/p>\n<p>(c) Copyright 2016 William Mitchell. All Rights Reserved.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I am in Madrid for the start of the public events associated with the promotion of the Spanish version of my current book &#8211; Eurozone Dystopia: Groupthink and Denial on a Grand Scale. I travelled this morning from Granada to Madrid and am tied up for the rest of the day. 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