Jan Greitens: Currency and Credit Money, Gebunden
Currency and Credit Money
- A Comparative History of Early Monetary Theories (1358-1918)
- Publisher:
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 07/2026
- Binding:
- Gebunden
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9783032241122
- Item number:
- 12716250
- Volume:
- 283 Pages
- Release date:
- 13.7.2026
- Series:
- Springer Studies in the History of Economic Thought
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
This book explores the historical evolution of monetary theory while placing a particular focus on the relationship between currency and credit money. Rather than using traditional classifications based on schools of thought, it develops a structure for comparing monetary theories. This taxonomy better captures the diversity of perspectives with regard to money. The study presents twenty-five selected theories from the late Middle Ages to the early twentieth century, contextualizing them within their historical background. Rather than synthesizing these perspectives into a unified framework, the book provides a comparative "panopticon" of diverse and often contradictory ideas. In doing so, it demonstrates how debates concerning the essence, value, and function of money -- questions that remain pertinent in light of contemporary discussions surrounding digital currencies and Modern Monetary Theory -- have recurred in various forms throughout history.