Money

Whence It Came, Where It Went

John Kenneth Galbraith (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

392 Seiten

2017
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-17166-1 (ISBN)

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Money is nothing more than what is commonly exchanged for goods or services, so why has understanding it become so complicated? In Money, renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith cuts through the confusions surrounding the subject to present a compelling and accessible account of a topic that affects us all. He tells the fascinating story of money, the key factors that shaped its development, and the lessons that can be learned from its history. He describes the creation and evolution of monetary systems and explains how finance, credit, and banks work in the global economy. Galbraith also shows that, when it comes to money, nothing is truly new--least of all inflation and fraud.

John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) was one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century. He was professor of economics at Harvard University and served as U.S. ambassador to India during the Kennedy administration. He wrote more than fifty books, including American Capitalism, The Affluent Society, and The New Industrial State (Princeton).

Foreword ix

James K. Galbraith

Acknowledgments xiii

1 Money 1

2 Of Coins and Treasure 8

3 Banks 21

4 The Bank 33

5 Of Paper 52

6 An Instrument of Revolution 67

7 The Money War 78

8 The Great Compromise 97

9 The Price 118

10 The Impeccable System 135

11 The Fall 156

12 The Ultimate Inflation 170

13 The Self-Inflicted Wounds 190

14 When the Money Stopped 211

15 The Threat of the Impossible 229

16 The Coming of J. M. Keynes 250

17 War and the Next Lesson 272

18 Good Years: The Preparation 293

19 The New Economics at High Noon 310

20 Where It Went 327

21 Afterword 348

Index 361

Erscheinungsdatum	28.09.2017
Vorwort	John Kenneth Galbraith
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Finanzwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-691-17166-1 / 0691171661
ISBN-13	978-0-691-17166-1 / 9780691171661
Zustand	Neuware