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University of Chicago Press. Used - Very Good. Good shape with typical wear. Pages are unmarked and sharp. hardcover Used - Very Good Ships fast! 2023First Edition

University of Chicago Press. Used - Like New. Great shape- pages are unmarked and sharp. hardcover Used - Like New Ships fast! 2023First Edition

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New. <p><b>A sweeping history of the American invention of modern money.</b></p><p> Economists endlessly debate the nature of legal tender monetary systems—coins and bills issued by a government or other authority. Yet the origins of these currencies have received little attention. </p><p> Dror Goldberg tells the story of modern money in North America through the Massachusetts colony during the seventeenth century. As the young settlement transitioned to self-governance and its economy grew, the need to formalize a smooth exchange emerged. Printing local money followed. </p><p><i>Easy Money</i> illustrates how colonists invented contemporary currency by shifting its foundation from intrinsically valuable goods—such as silver—to the taxation of the state. Goldberg traces how this structure grew into a worldwide system in which, monetarily, we are all Massachusetts. Weaving economics,… Leer más

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2023. Hardcover. New. 346 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches.

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2023. Hardcover. New. 346 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches.

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Scarce signed! FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full number line present. Book is brand new and unread. Personally signed, dated and located directly to the ffep by the author. "5/5/23 Cambridge, MA." during his recent visit to Harvard University. Dust jacket is hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! Photos available upon request.
A sweeping history of the American invention of modern money.
Economists endlessly debate the nature of legal tender monetary systems—coins and bills issued by a government or other authority. Yet the origins of these currencies have received little attention.
Dror Goldberg tells the story of modern money in North America through the Massachusetts colony during the seventeenth century. As the young settlement transitioned to self-governance and its economy grew, the need to formalize a smooth exchange emerged. Printing local money followed.
Easy Money illustrates how colonists invented contemporary currency by… Leer más