Book contents
- Better Money
- Better Money
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Markets and Governments in the History of Money
- 2 How a Gold Standard Works
- 3 Common Misconceptions about the Gold Standard
- 4 How a Fiat Standard Works
- 5 How a Bitcoin Standard Works
- 6 Comparing and Contrasting Gold and Bitcoin Standards
- References
- Index
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 March 2023
Book contents
- Better Money
- Better Money
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Markets and Governments in the History of Money
- 2 How a Gold Standard Works
- 3 Common Misconceptions about the Gold Standard
- 4 How a Fiat Standard Works
- 5 How a Bitcoin Standard Works
- 6 Comparing and Contrasting Gold and Bitcoin Standards
- References
- Index
- References
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