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Two models of the relationship between money and sovereignty : an interpretation based on John R. Commons’s institutionalism

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  • Véronique Dutraive

    (TRIANGLE - Triangle : action, discours, pensée politique et économique - ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - IEP Lyon - Sciences Po Lyon - Institut d'études politiques de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Bruno Théret

    (IRISSO - Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

We present a theoretical analysis of monetary sovereignty based on John R. Commons's main works. Commons wrote extensively on money and sovereignty, but he did not provide an explicit analysis of their relationship. Through the reconstruction and interpretation of his work, we propose two models of the relationship between money and sovereignty. In the first model, monetary sovereignty is owned by private banks and is potentially in competition with political sovereignty. In the second model, money can be viewed as an agent of political sovereignty, which shares some similarities with the law as an institution of sovereignty in the modern state.

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  • Véronique Dutraive & Bruno Théret, 2017. "Two models of the relationship between money and sovereignty : an interpretation based on John R. Commons’s institutionalism," Post-Print halshs-01546958, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-01546958
    DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2017.1287482
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