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Naked Money: A Revealing Look at What It Is and Why It Matters
Charles Wheelan
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Description for Naked Money: A Revealing Look at What It Is and Why It Matters
Hardcover. The best-selling author of Naked Economics takes us on a romp through the surprisingly colorful world of monetary policy and history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCP; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
We use money every day. Yet the practice of exchanging paper or bytes for goods and services seems absurd if you think about it. Naked Money explores why money exists and why it so often gets entire nations in trouble. Charles Wheelan explains with his trademark wit and refreshing clarity how our banks and monetary systems should work in ideal situations, and he reveals the havoc and suffering caused in real situations by inflation, deflation, illiquidity and other monetary effects. With illuminating stories from Argentina, Zimbabwe, North Korea, America, China and elsewhere around the world, Naked Money demystifies the curious ... Read more
We use money every day. Yet the practice of exchanging paper or bytes for goods and services seems absurd if you think about it. Naked Money explores why money exists and why it so often gets entire nations in trouble. Charles Wheelan explains with his trademark wit and refreshing clarity how our banks and monetary systems should work in ideal situations, and he reveals the havoc and suffering caused in real situations by inflation, deflation, illiquidity and other monetary effects. With illuminating stories from Argentina, Zimbabwe, North Korea, America, China and elsewhere around the world, Naked Money demystifies the curious ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393069020
SKU
V9780393069020
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99-1
About Charles Wheelan
Charles Wheelan is the author of the best-selling Naked Statistics and Naked Economics and is a former correspondent for The Economist. He teaches public policy and economics at Dartmouth College and lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with his family.
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