"[A] magnificent history of money and finance."--New York Times Book Review“Convincingly makes the case that finance is … as a wrecking ball: something that destroys fortunes and jobs, and undermines governments and banks. In Money Changes … millennia, and around the world, Goetzmann details how wondrous financial technologies and institutions—money, bonds, banks …

About the authors -- Preface -- Learning tools walkthrough -- Money and the financial system -- An introduction to … money and the financial system -- Money and the payments system -- Interest rates, financial instruments, and financial … reserve and the european central bank -- The central bank balance sheet and the money supply process -- Monetary policy …