Money and exchange : folktales and reality / / Sasan Fayazmanesh.
Whether a theoretical system is realistic or not has been a concern in economics, particularly in monetary theory, over the past century. Following John R. Hicks' proposal that a realistic monetary theory could be constructed along an evolutionary path, starting with the workings of a real mark...
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| Superior document: | Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 77 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge studies in the history of economics ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (170 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Whether a theoretical system is realistic or not has been a concern in economics, particularly in monetary theory, over the past century. Following John R. Hicks' proposal that a realistic monetary theory could be constructed along an evolutionary path, starting with the workings of a real market, this volume considers whether we can look to the medieval economy as the point of departure. Drawing upon the work of Aristotle, scholastic economists, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, William Stanley Jevons, Léon Walras and many modern monetary theorists, this intriguing book provides a criti |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1134423187 1280543248 9786610543243 0203965582 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Sasan Fayazmanesh. |