Money: The Unauthorized Biography--from Coinage to Cryptocurrencies - Couverture souple

Martin, Felix

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0345803558 ISBN 13 : 9780345803559

Editeur : Vintage, 2015

Synopsis

What is money, and how does it work? In this tour de force of political, cultural, and economic history, Felix Martin challenges nothing less than our conventional understanding of one of humankind's greatest inventions. Martin describes how the Western idea of money emerged in the ancient world, and was shaped over the centuries by tensions between sovereigns and the emerging middle classes. Money, he argues, has always been an intensely political instrument, and that it is our failure to remember this that led to the crisis in our financial system and the Great Recession. He concludes with practical solutions for making money serve us--and, in an introduction and epilogue new to this edition, a discussion of what Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mean for money's future. From John Locke to Montesquieu, from Sparta to the Soviet Union, Money is a far-ranging and magisterial work of history and economics, with profound implications for the world today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Felix Martin was educated in Britain, Italy and the United States and holds degrees in classics, international relations, and economics, including a doctorate in economics from Oxford University. He worked for the World Bank and for the European Stability Initiative think tank and is currently a partner in the fixed-income division at Liontrust Asset Management PLC. He lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0345803558
• ISBN 13: 9780345803559
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
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