The big problem of small change /
The Big Problem of Small Change offers the first credible and analytically sound explanation of how a problem that dogged monetary authorities for hundreds of years was finally solved. Two leading economists, Thomas Sargent and François Velde, examine the evolution of Western European economies thr...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxfordshire, England :
Princeton University Press,
2001.
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Colección: | Princeton economic history of the Western world.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The Big Problem of Small Change offers the first credible and analytically sound explanation of how a problem that dogged monetary authorities for hundreds of years was finally solved. Two leading economists, Thomas Sargent and François Velde, examine the evolution of Western European economies through the lens of one of the classic problems of monetary history--the recurring scarcity and depreciation of small change. Through penetrating and clearly worded analysis, they tell the story of how monetary technologies, doctrines, and practices evolved from 1300 to 1850; of how the ""sta. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (428 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9781400851621 1400851629 |