Questions about the nature of money have gained a new urgency in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Even as … many people have less of it, there are more forms and systems of money, from local currencies and social lending to mobile … money and Bitcoin. Yet our understanding of what money is—and what it might be—hasn’t kept pace. In The Social Life of Money …

truth. When private banks teeter, and depositors take their money and run, should central banks step in to save them …

truth. When private banks teeter, and depositors take their money and run, should central banks step in to save them …

Art today is defined by its relationship to money as never before. Prices have been driven to unprecedented heights …

Art today is defined by its relationship to money as never before. Prices have been driven to unprecedented heights …

truth. When private banks teeter, and depositors take their money and run, should central banks step in to save them …

Questions about the nature of money have gained a new urgency in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Even as … many people have less of it, there are more forms and systems of money, from local currencies and social lending to mobile … money and Bitcoin. Yet our understanding of what money is—and what it might be—hasn’t kept pace. In The Social Life of Money …

Questions about the nature of money have gained a new urgency in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Even as … many people have less of it, there are more forms and systems of money, from local currencies and social lending to mobile … money and Bitcoin. Yet our understanding of what money is—and what it might be—hasn’t kept pace. In The Social Life of Money …

and create consumer "need" where none previously existed. Multinational corporations are the continuation of this power …

. <i>Power and Plenty</i> fills this gap, providing the first full account of world trade and development over the course … have played in explaining modern economic growth. <i>Power and Plenty</i> is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand …