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Money And Promises
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Author : Paolo Zannoni
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2024-06-11
Money And Promises written by Paolo Zannoni and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-11 with Business & Economics categories.
Where did modern banking come from—and how does this history help us understand financial crises? In the twelfth century, Pisa was a thriving metropolis, a powerhouse of global trade, and a city that stood at the center of medieval Europe. But Pisa had a problem: Money came in the form of coins, and they were becoming scarce. In the face of this financial and monetary crisis, the foundations of modern banking were laid. In Money and Promises, the distinguished banker, executive, and historian Paolo Zannoni examines the complex relationship between states and banks that has changed the world. Drawing on in-depth archival research, he explores seven case studies: the republic of Pisa, seventeenth-century Venice, the early years of the Bank of England, imperial Spain, the Kingdom of Naples, the nascent United States during the American Revolution, and Bolshevik Russia in 1917 through 1923. Zannoni also tells the story of how the Continental Congress established the first public bank in North America, exploring the roles of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton. Spanning many countries, political systems, and historical eras, this book shows that at the heart of these institutions is an intricate exchange of debts and promises that shaped the modern world as we know it.
Paper Promises
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Author : Philip Coggan
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2011
Paper Promises written by Philip Coggan and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Business & Economics categories.
The world is drowning in debt, in paper promises. Can we stay afloat? In his masterful new book, Philip Coggan shows how the current financial crisis has very deep roots indeed - in the very nature of money itself. Societies from ancient Greece to revolutionary France have experimented with all kinds of money, from seashells to tobacco, before finally settling on the paper version we have come to know so well. What exactly is money? How has its function changed over decades and centuries? What purpose did the gold standard actually serve? Why, for that matter, is gold still worth anything? Who are the world's real creditors and debtors today? Above all, what promises do we need to believe to stop the whole system falling apart?We take for granted so much about the current financial system. Only by going back to the beginning - to first principles and to our history - can we comprehend where all this debt has come from, and its very serious consequences now. In doing so, Philip Coggan examines the flawed structure of the global finance system as it exists today, and shows that the world is facing even deeper imbalances than we are yet grappling with. Where will the world go next? How will we get out of the debt crisis? The answers can only be found in surprising places from Mississippi swamps, through Chinese economic strategy, to the Wizard of Oz. The way that our paper promises are kept or broken will determine our future. Before we can solve the debt crisis, we need to understand what is going on.
Paper Promises
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Author : Philip Coggan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Paper Promises written by Philip Coggan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
For the past forty years western economies have splurged on debt. Now, as the reality dawns that many debts cannot be repaid, we find ourselves again in crisis. But the oncoming defaults have a time-worn place in our economic history. As with the crises in the 1930s and 1970s, governments will fall, currencies will lose their value, and new systems will emerge. Just as Britain set the terms of the international system in the nineteenth century, and America in the twentieth century, a new system will be set by today's creditors in China and the Middle East. In the process, rich will be pitted against poor, young against old, public sector workers against taxpayers and one country against another. In Paper Promises, Economist columnist Philip Coggan helps us to understand the origins of this mess and how it will affect the new global economy by explaining how our attitudes towards debt have changed throughout history, and how they may be about to change again.
Money And Promises
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Author : Paolo Zannoni
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2024-03-14
Money And Promises written by Paolo Zannoni and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-14 with History categories.
In the twelfth-century, Pisa was a powerhouse of global trade, a city that stood at the centre of Medieval Europe. But Pisa had a problem. It was running out of coins. In the face of a looming financial crisis, the city's rulers and its moneylenders forged a deal that laid the foundations of the modern state and of present-day banking. In Money and Promises, the distinguished banker and scholar Paolo Zannoni examines the extraordinary relationship between states and banks. He draws upon seven case studies: the republic of twelfth-century Pisa, seventeenth-century Venice, the early years of the Bank of England, Imperial Spain, the Kingdom of Naples, the nascent USA during the American Revolution, and Bolshevik Russia in 1917–21. Spanning a multitude of countries, political systems and historical eras, Zannoni shows that at the heart of our institutions lies an intricate exchange of debt and promises that has shaped the modern world. Featuring pioneering research and original insights, this authoritative yet accessible book explores the vital relationship upon which our financial and political systems still depend.
Real Money Versus Banks Of Issue Promises To Pay
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Author : Thomas Cushing Daniel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Real Money Versus Banks Of Issue Promises To Pay written by Thomas Cushing Daniel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Banks and banking categories.
Real Money Versus Banks Of Issue Promises To Pay
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Author : T. Cushing Daniel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-01
Real Money Versus Banks Of Issue Promises To Pay written by T. Cushing Daniel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Excerpt from Real Money Versus Banks of Issue Promises to Pay: The Most Important Factor in Civilization and Least Understood About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Real Money Versus Banks Of Issue Promises To Pay
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Author : T. CUSHING. DANIEL
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
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Paper Promises
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Author : Philip Coggan
language : en
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Release Date : 2012-01-17
Paper Promises written by Philip Coggan and has been published by PublicAffairs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-17 with Business & Economics categories.
Longlisted for the 2012 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award For the past forty years western economies have splurged on debt. Now, as the reality dawns that many debts cannot be repaid, we find ourselves again in crisis. But the oncoming defaults have a time-worn place in our economic history. As with the crises in the 1930s and 1970s, governments will fall, currencies will lose their value, and new systems will emerge. Just as Britain set the terms of the international system in the nineteenth century, and America in the twentieth century, a new system will be set by today's creditors in China and the Middle East. In the process, rich will be pitted against poor, young against old, public sector workers against taxpayers and one country against another. In Paper Promises, Economist columnist Philip Coggan helps us to understand the origins of this mess and how it will affect the new global economy by explaining how our attitudes towards debt have changed throughout history, and how they may be about to change again.
Real Money Versus Banks Of Issue Promises To Pay
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Author : Thomas Cushing Daniel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1911
Real Money Versus Banks Of Issue Promises To Pay written by Thomas Cushing Daniel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1911 with Banks and banking categories.
The Promises Men Live By
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Author : Harry Scherman
language : en
Publisher: New York : Random House
Release Date : 1938
The Promises Men Live By written by Harry Scherman and has been published by New York : Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1938 with Economics categories.