Bibliograph

Money, the unauthorised biography, Felix Martin

Type

Label

Money, the unauthorised biography, Felix Martin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-309) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Money

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

849199153

Responsibility statement

Felix Martin

Sub title

the unauthorised biography

Summary

From ancient currency to Adam Smith, from the gold standard to shadow banking and the Great Recession: a sweeping historical epic that traces the development and evolution of one of humankind's greatest inventions

Table Of Contents

What is money? -- Getting money's measure -- The Aegean invention of economic value -- The monetary maquis -- The birth of the money interest -- The natural history of the vampire squid -- The great monetary settlement -- The economic consequences of Mr. Locke -- Money through the looking-glass -- Strategies of the sceptics -- Structural solutions -- Hamlet without the prince : how economics forgot money ... -- ... And why it is a problem -- How to turn the locusts into bees -- The boldest measures are the safest -- Taking money seriously

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