Meaning of horizontalism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A political or social theory or system that advocates the equitable distribution of power in a society.
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2. An approach to money creation theory pioneered by Basil Moore which states that private bank reserves are not managed by central banks.
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Examples

“Horizontalism is not described as an ideology but as a relationship—a way of relating to one another in a directly democratic way while at the same time continually creating through the process of discovery.”

“The accounts Sitrin gathered from the direct participation in the Argentine uprising demonstrate that for many, horizontalism was perhaps an anti-ideological ideology composed of a fluid mixture of flexible, participatory, non-dogmatic values and practices oriented around consensus, federalism, and self-management.”

“Indeed, it has been said that in horizontalism, commercial banks lend to all who demand credit.”

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