# Michael Rowbotham

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This article is about the political writer. For the footballer, see [Mike Rowbotham](/source/Mike_Rowbotham).

**Michael Rowbotham** is a political and economic writer and commentator based in the UK who is primarily known for his two books,[1] *The Grip of Death: A Study of Modern Money, Debt Slavery, and Destructive Economics* (1998)[2] and *Goodbye America* (2000).[3][4]

## *The Grip of Death*

*The Grip of Death: A Study of Modern Money, Debt Slavery, and Destructive Economics* focuses on what he believes to be inequities in the practice of [fractional-reserve banking](/source/Fractional-reserve_banking) (which he equates with [counterfeiting](/source/Counterfeit))[5] and the economic distortions he believes to be inherent in the so-called [debt-based monetary system](/source/Debt-based_monetary_system) which almost all nations use in the modern age.[6][7][8] In *Goodbye America*, Rowbotham argues that Third World debt is immoral, invalid, and inherently unrepayable.[9]

## See also

- [Criticism of fractional-reserve banking](/source/Criticism_of_fractional-reserve_banking)
- [List of monetary reformers](/source/List_of_monetary_reformers)
- [Monetary reform](/source/Monetary_reform)
- [Soft currency](/source/Soft_currency)

## References

1. ["IPGBook page"](http://www.ipgbook.com/jon-carpenter-publishing-publisher-JCA.php)

1. Matters of life and debt (Review of *The Wealth of the World and the Poverty of Nations* by Daniel Cohen and *The Grip of Death* by Michael Rowbotham). Coates, Barry. *The Times Literary Supplement* (London, England), Friday, 21 April 2000; pg. 31; Issue 5064. (1495 words)

1. Stretch marks (Review of *Blowback* by Charles Johnson and *Goodbye America* by Michael Rowbothan). [Perkin, Harold](/source/Perkin,_Harold) (Prof.). *The Times Literary Supplement* (London, England), Friday, 27 July 2001; pg. 24; Issue 5130. (1890 words)

1. D. Wall, "Review article – Green Anti-Capitalism", *Environmental Politics*, Volume 10, Issue 3, 2001, pages 151–154

1. Dodd, Nigel (2016-02-09). [*The Social Life of Money*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Social_Life_of_Money/nzDFCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Michael+Rowbotham+counterfeiting&pg=PA199&printsec=frontcover). Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-8086-7.

1. [Extract from Grip of Death](http://www.cfoss.com/grip.html)

1. [Review of Grip of Death by Prosperity UK](http://www.prosperityuk.com/prosperity/revus/grip.htmland)[dead link]

1. [Review of Grip of Death by Joe Glynn](http://www.feasta.org/documents/feastareview/glynn.pdf)

1. George Monbiot (20 July 2000). ["They don't owe us, we owe them"](https://www.theguardian.com/Columnists/Column/0,5673,345115,00.html). London: Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 2 January 2008.

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