Titelei -- Inhalt -- Vorwort -- Kapitel 1: Einleitung und Überblick -- Teil I Die dunkle Seite der Papiergeldwährung: Steuerhinterziehung, Gesetzesbruch, Kriminalität und Sicherheits­aspekte -- Kapitel 2: Der Ursprung von Münzen und Papiergeld -- Kapitel 3: Größe und Zusammensetzung der...

Introduction and overview -- The early development of coins and paper currency -- Size and composition of global currency supplies, and the share held abroad -- Holdings of currency in domestic legal, tax-paying economy -- Currency demand in the underground economy -- Seigniorage -- A plan for...

This book presents contributions by leading academics and practitioners from central banks to shed light on the function and impact of cash in Asian countries. It explores the impact of cash on society, the role of cash in monetary policy, and the future of cash in various monetary systems,...

Two decades of financial crises have dramatically expanded central banks’ powers. In 2008, and then again in 2020, unelected banking officials found themselves suddenly responsible for the public welfare – not just because it was necessary but based on an idea that their independence from...