Money, Currency and Crisis

Taylor & Francis

Money, Currency and CrisisIn Search of Trust, 2000 BC to AD 2000\nAuthor(s): R.J. van der Spek, Bas van Leeuwen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138628359, 978-1138628359\nSynopsis\nMoney is a core feature in all discussions of economic crisis, as is clear from the debates about the responses of the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States to the 2008 economic crisis.\n\nThis volume explores the role of money in economic performance, and focuses on how monetary systems have affected economic crises for the last 4,000 years. Recent events have confirmed that money is only a useful tool in economic exchange if it is trusted, and this is a concept that this text explores in depth. The international panel of experts assembled here offers a long-range perspective, from ancient Assyria to modern societies in Europe, China and the US.\n\nThis book will be of interest to students and resear.