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Making money : coin, currency, and the coming of capitalism /

In this revisionist history of the development of the modern monetary system, Christine Desan argues that money effectively creates economic activity rather than emerging from it. Her account demonstrates that money's design has been a project central to governance and formative to markets.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Desan, Christine (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Money > History.
Money > Law and legislation.
Money
Money > Law and legislation
England.
Great Britain.
Currencies.
Public finance.
Central banks.
Monetary policy.
Monetary gold.
Market economy.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In this revisionist history of the development of the modern monetary system, Christine Desan argues that money effectively creates economic activity rather than emerging from it. Her account demonstrates that money's design has been a project central to governance and formative to markets.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 478 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-456) and index.
ISBN:9780191779800
0191779806