Originally called The Landlords Game, Monopoly can be used to illustrate modern monetary theory
conomic rent, and the concept of economic privilege. In other words, wealth can be accumulated by the control of the best resources .
The game can also be used to illustrate modern monetary theory. The game ends when the economy of the board stagnates and all the wealth accumulates to the player with the best properties. A few rule changes could alter the result of that artificial economy. The introduction of infrastructure cards. These would pay out an increase in property values from the bank due to improvements in their area.
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