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The big problem of small change / Thomas J. Sargent, Franc̜ois R. Velde.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sargent, Thomas J.
- Series:
- Princeton economic history of the Western world
- The Princeton economic history of the Western world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Money--Europe--History.
- Money.
- Mints.
- History.
- Coins.
- Europe.
- Coins--Europe--History.
- Mints--Europe--History.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 405 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- This title 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 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-392) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0691029326
- OCLC:
- 48376066
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