Over time, there has been a tendency for political jurisdictions and residents to converge on a single currency …. Monopoly over seigniorage is a source of political power and a valuable lifeline when sovereignty is threatened. Moreover a … uniform currency, insofar as it is free of counterparty and liquidity risk, facilitates economic activity. But will digital …

There is perhaps nothing so commonplace and yet so mystifying as money. But to European communists, money was clearly … explores the East German attempt to create a perfect society by eliminating money and explains the reasons for its failure … and the cultural function of money, Zatlin challenges traditional approaches to economic planning by offering a novel …