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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Despite popular belief, money was not invented to replace the barter system.
Chapter 3: Defining the value of money exposes its complex nature.
Chapter 4: Banking and global trade flourished following the invention of debt.
Chapter 5: The New World’s abundant gold and silver riches dramatically transformed the entire global economy.
Chapter 6: The ability to print money caused certain problems, but a stable economy eventually emerged nonetheless.
Chapter 7: Economic theory has shifted over the last few centuries, and has come to include psychological aspects.
Chapter 8: Economists and politicians have debated and tested various ways to handle recurring monetary crises.
Chapter 9: Bitcoin has altered the current state of monetary systems, and the future holds many challenges.
Description
The Evolution of Money (2016) offers an insightful look at the history of currency in civilized society, from shells and coins to the digital ones and zeroes of an online bank account. Find out how monetary systems have always functioned much like religion – without faith and belief, they’d collapse – and learn what the future may have in store.
Who Should Listen
- Students of politics and economics
- Businesspeople
- Anyone curious about the financial crisis of 2007