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The Evolution of Money
David Orrell
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Description for The Evolution of Money
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCP; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
The sharing economy's unique customer-to-company exchange is possible because of the way in which money has evolved. These transactions have not always been as fluid as they are today, and they are likely to become even more fluid. It is therefore critical that we learn to appreciate money's elastic nature as deeply as do Uber, Airbnb, Kickstarter, and other innovators, and that we understand money's transition from hard currencies to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin if we are to access their cooperative potential. The Evolution of Money illuminates this fascinating reality, focusing on the tension between currency's real and abstract properties ... Read more
The sharing economy's unique customer-to-company exchange is possible because of the way in which money has evolved. These transactions have not always been as fluid as they are today, and they are likely to become even more fluid. It is therefore critical that we learn to appreciate money's elastic nature as deeply as do Uber, Airbnb, Kickstarter, and other innovators, and that we understand money's transition from hard currencies to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin if we are to access their cooperative potential. The Evolution of Money illuminates this fascinating reality, focusing on the tension between currency's real and abstract properties ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
561g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231173728
SKU
V9780231173728
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About David Orrell
David Orrell is a writer and an applied mathematician. He is the author of The Future of Everything: The Science of Prediction (2007), Economyths: How the Science of Complex Systems Is Transforming Economic Thought (2010), and Truth or Beauty: Science and the Quest for Order (2012). Roman Chlupaty is a journalist, lecturer, and consultant specializing in the global economy, ... Read more
Reviews for The Evolution of Money
Even though money is something we all use every day, talking about it, defining it, and explaining are extremely arcane things to do. The tone is important, and The Evolution of Money goes about its task in a readable, breezy style that does not become glib.
Paul Vigna, coauthor of The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and Digital Money ... Read more
Paul Vigna, coauthor of The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and Digital Money ... Read more