Making Money : : The History and Future of Society's Most Important Technology / / Peet van Biljon, Alexandra Lajoux.
How much do you really know about money? Everyone uses it, but few know how it really works. Most books about money focus on specific aspects. This book breaks through the usual silos to present money as a broad social technology that serves the current needs of society. It reviews the latest develo...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XVIII, 280 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Part I: Money and Society
- Chapter 1. A Great Human Invention: The Role of Money in Society
- Chapter 2. Why Some People Have So Much Money and Others Have So Little
- Part II: Central Banks and Global Finance
- Chapter 3. Fiat Currency and Credit: How Banks and Treasuries Create and Control Money
- Chapter 4. Global Finance: Markets, Movers, and Motives
- Part III: Money and Technology
- Chapter 5. Fintech: When Money Meets Technology
- Chapter 6. What’s New about Cryptocurrencies and What’s Not
- Part IV: Beyond Money
- Chapter 7. How Blockchains Could Change How Business Is Done
- Chapter 8. The Promises and Perils of a Cashless Realm
- Closing Thoughts
- Figure Notes
- Endnotes
- Index