Money and society : a critical companion / Axel T. Paul ; translated by Philip Mader.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paul, Axel T., author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Series:

Political economy and development

IIPPE series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Money--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

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Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 Economic Theories of Money - and Their Critiques p. 1

1.1 Barter, Exchange and Money p. 1

1.2 Objective versus Subjective Theories of Value p. 8

1.3 The Improbability of Exchange p. 17

2 Money's Unlikely Origins p. 25

2.1 Gift-exchange and ceremonial monies p. 25

2.2 Money and (the End of) Violence p. 33

2.3 Economies of Sacrifice p. 40

2.4 Secrets of the Coin p. 47

3 Money and Finance p. 58

3.1 Time and Money p. 58

3.2 The Logic of Financial Markets p. 69

4 The Politics of Money p. 85

4.1 The Foundations and Fundamental Problems of Contemporary Money p. 85

4.2 Private Monies (or Bitcoin) p. 89

4.3 Sovereign Money p. 98

4.4 Central Bank Independence and the Inescapable Politicality of Money p. 108

5 Money and Society p. 122

5.1 Alienation and Freedom p. 122

5.2 Money and Functional Differentiation p. 132.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 30, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781786807113

1786807114

9781786807120

1786807122

Publisher Number:

40030231314

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.