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    Book Title
    Paper Promises: Money, Debt and the New World Order
    Genre
    Economic theory & philosophy
    ISBN
    9781846145100
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    The world is drowning in debt, in paper promises. Can we stay afloat? In his masterful new book, Philip Coggan shows how the current financial crisis has very deep roots indeed - in the very nature of money itself. Societies from ancient Greece to revolutionary France have experimented with all kinds of money, from seashells to tobacco, before finally settling on the paper version we have come to know so well. What exactly is money? How has its function changed over decades and centuries? What purpose did the gold standard actually serve? Why, for that matter, is gold still worth anything? Who are the world's real creditors and debtors today? Above all, what promises do we need to believe to stop the whole system falling apart? We take for granted so much about the current financial system. Only by going back to the beginning - to first principles and to our history - can we comprehend where all this debt has come from, and it's very serious consequences now. In doing so, Philip Coggan examines the flawed structure of the global finance system as it exists today, and shows that the world is facing even deeper imbalances than we are yet grappling with. Where will the world go next? How will we get out of the debt crisis? The answers can only be found in surprising places from Mississippi swamps, through Chinese economic strategy, to the Wizard of Oz. The way that our paper promises are kept or broken will determine our future. Before we can solve the debt crisis, we need to understand what is going on.

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    Publisher
    Penguin Books LTD
    ISBN-13
    9781846145100
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    111640401

    Product Key Features

    Number of Pages
    304 Pages
    Publication Name
    Paper Promises: Money, Debt and the New World Order
    Language
    English
    Subject
    Economics, Finance
    Publication Year
    2011
    Type
    Textbook
    Author
    Philip Coggan
    Format
    Hardcover

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    222 mm
    Item Weight
    444 g
    Item Width
    144 mm

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    Country/Region of Manufacture
    United Kingdom
    Title_Author
    Philip Coggan

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