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Money : the true story of a made-up thing
\"What is money anyway, and where and why did it originate? According to Jacob Goldstein, this made-up thing has evolved over centuries and takes different forms based on technological advances, the needs of society, and often the crazy ideas of outliers on the fringes. Told through witty, historical anecdotes, Goldstein demystifies this ever-evolving tool from the invention of the first coins in Mesopotamia, to how China invented paper money centuries before it appeared in the west, how at one point in Sweden men carried giant \"coins\" on their backs to pay for goods, to the gold standard, pound sterling, origins of the Euro, mutual funds, bitcoin and a cashless society. Money presents entertaining tales of fascinating characters who fundamentally changed our monetary systems such as Genghis Khan, John Law, a convicted murderer and professional gambler, the Luddites, and the anarchist cyberpunks who created bitcoin. Through these major movements we see the rise and fall of various financial institutions: central banks, the stock market, the Federal Reserve, and the shadow institutions like Lehman Brothers that helped create the financial crisis of 2008. Lively and accessible and full of interesting tidbits (the word \"banker\" comes from the Venetian \"bench sitters\"-or \"banchieri\"-of the 1600s who guarded the gold) Goldstein looks at the evolution of money (whose definition appears to be, if we all agree it's money, then it is money) and confronts its true purpose and who it is supposed to be for\"-- Provided by publisher.
Money madness
This beginning guide to economics will have readers thinking about the purpose, and not just the value, of money. From bartering, early forms of currency, credit cards, and digital payment, here is a clear and thorough introduction to money.
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Learn about money
\"Introduces young readers to different types of money and how people can use it to buy goods and services\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Make money choices
\"Introduces young readers to different money choices and discusses needs versus wants\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Unloved Dollar Standard
An accident of history, the international dollar standard has greatly facilitated multilateral trade and exchange since 1945. But beginning in 1971, erratic U.S. monetary and exchange rate policies have upset the world’s macro economy so as to make foreigners unhappy. Paradoxically, the asymmetrical nature of the dollar standard also makes Americans unhappy because they cannot control their own exchange rate. Although nobody loves the dollar standard, it is a remarkably robust institution that is too valuable to lose and too difficult to replace. Today, rehabilitating the dollar standard requires that American monetary and financial policies be “internationalized”: the Federal Reserve should aim for greater exchange rate stability by adjusting interest rates to prevent runs for or against the dollar, while the U.S. Treasury aims fiscal policy to balance exports and imports. [21]China, now the world’s largest exporter and creditor country, has a critical role to play in sustaining the dollar standard. Because the renminbi is not much accepted internationally, China’s foreign trade is mainly invoiced in dollars, and interbank payments are cleared in dollars. So helping to stabilize the world dollar standard is in China’s, as well as America’s (and the world’s), own best interests. But how the now dominant “G-2” rationalize their mutual saving imbalances and debtor-creditor relationship, with China holding trillions of dollars of official exchange reserves, is the key question for sustainability.
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