Money

John kenneth galbraith (author)|james k. galbraith (foreword)

392 pages, parution le 26/09/2017

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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

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.

HG231Money - History.|Economic history.1New JerseyPrincetonJohn Kenneth Galbraith ; foreword by James K. Galbraith."No American writer has done more to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable than John Kenneth Galbraith."--USA Today

"With characteristic wit and clarity [Galbraith] suggests that while good money may indeed be driven out by the bad, it is political suicide to assume that the suckers left holding the bad will take it lying down. . . . [T]here is no more current, more judicious, or more entertaining a perspective."--Kirkus Reviews

"Lively."--Library Journal

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Éditeur(s)	Princeton univ
Auteur(s)	John kenneth galbraith (author)\|james k. galbraith (foreword)
Parution	26/09/2017
Nb. de pages	392
Format	14 x 216
Poids	666g
EAN13	9780691171661

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