Making money : the history and future of society's most important technology

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Part I: Money and Society -- Chapter 1. A Great Human Invention: The Role of Money in Society -- Chapter 2. Why Some People Have So Much Money and Others Have So Little -- Part II: Central Banks and Global Finance -- Chapter 3. Fiat Currency and Credit: How Banks and Treasuries Create and Control Money -- Chapter 4. Global Finance: Markets, Movers, and Motives -- Part III: Money and Technology -- Chapter 5. Fintech: When Money Meets Technology -- Chapter 6. What’s New about Cryptocurrencies and What’s Not -- Part IV: Beyond Money -- Chapter 7. How Blockchains Could Change How Business Is Done -- Chapter 8. The Promises and Perils of a Cashless Realm -- Closing Thoughts -- Figure Notes -- Endnotes -- Index