The Evolution of Money
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Vydavatel: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
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Publikováno: | 2016 |
Formát: | Hardback 336 stran |
Anotace
The sharing economy's unique customer to company exchange is
possible because of the evolution of money. These transactions
haven't always been as fluid as they are today, but they are likely
to become even more so in the future. It is therefore critical that
we learn to appreciate money's elastic nature as deeply as do Uber,
Airbnb, Kickstarter, and other leading innovators, and that we
better comprehend money's transition from hard currencies to
cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, to access their cooperative
potential. The Evolution of Money illuminates this fascinating
reality, focusing on the tension between currency's real and
abstract properties and advancing a vital theory of money rooted in
this dual exchange. It begins with the debt tablets of ancient
Mesopotamia and follows with the development of coin money in early
Greece and Rome, gold-backed currencies in medieval Europe, and
monetary economics in Victorian England. The book concludes in the
digital era, with the cryptocurrencies and service providers that
are making the most of money's virtual aspects and that suggest a
tectonic shift within the relevant power structures. By building
this organic timeline, The Evolution of Money helps us visualize
and strategize money's next, transformative role.
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Knihovnické kódy
- EAN: 9780231173728