| Political Economy of Money: Emerging Fiat Monetary Regime Contributor(s): Macesich, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275965724 ISBN-13: 9780275965723 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1999 Annotation: Since 1971, when the Bretton Woods gold exchange standard ended, the world has been on a fiat monetary regime, with various fiat currencies managed according to the discretion of the issuing country. Inherent in this regime is a basic problem--the ease with which the system lends itself to political manipulation. This study examines the emerging fiat regime in a world of nation states determined to preserve their sovereignty from erosion by the global economy and places this process in its economic, historical, and political perspective. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Money & Monetary Policy - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory |
| Dewey: 332.46 |
| LCCN: 99017922 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 8.7" (0.63 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since 1971, when the Bretton Woods gold exchange standard ended, the world has been on a fiat monetary regime, with various fiat currencies managed according to the discretion of the issuing country. Inherent in this regime is a basic problem--the ease with which the system lends itself to political manipulation. This study examines the emerging fiat regime in a world of nation states determined to preserve their sovereignty from erosion by the global economy and places this process in its economic, historical, and political perspective. |