A History of Monеy: From Anciеnt Timеs to Prеsеnt Dаy
Publisher: Univеrsity Οf Wаlеs Prеss
Number of Pages: 750
Published: 2003-02
List price: $69.95
First published in hardback in 1994 and selected by the American Library Association as an Outstanding Academic Book, the revised and updated paperback edition includes the Barings crisis and the report by the Bank of England on Barings Bank; up-to-date information on the state of Japanese banking; changes in the financial scene in the United States; the UK housing market and the problem of negative equity. The paradox of why more coins than ever before are required in an increasingly cashless society is clearly explained, as is the role of the new Euro coin as the lowest common denominator in...