TY - BOOK ID - 15918735 TI - The role of money PY - 2003 SN - 0415488915 1317833538 1315823993 1317833546 0415313945 130657529X 9781317833536 9781315823997 9780415313940 9780415488914 9781317833543 9781317833529 PB - London DB - UniCat KW - Money. KW - Currency question. KW - Fiat money KW - Free coinage KW - Monetary question KW - Scrip KW - Currency KW - Money, Primitive KW - Specie KW - Standard of value KW - Currency crises KW - Finance KW - Finance, Public KW - Legal tender KW - Money KW - Exchange KW - Value KW - Banks and banking KW - Coinage KW - Currency question KW - Gold KW - Silver KW - Silver question KW - Wealth UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:15918735 AB - The Role of Money examines the mystery of money in its social aspect and illustrates what money now is, what is does and what it should do. The standpoint from which the book is written is that of the public. The significance of the 'money-power' of the state to issue money has been recently recognized by historians. Its key position in shaping the course of world events is here explained. Included are:* Chapters on the philosophic background* The theory of money - Virtual Wealth* The Evolution of Modern Money* International Economic Relations* Debts and De ER -