Rothbard, Murray N.
What Has Government Done - to Our Money?
- ISBN 13:
- 9781607967767
- author:
- Rothbard, Murray N.
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- bnpublishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 114
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
What Has Government Done to Our Money? explores the history of money, from early barter systems to the gold standard and modern paper money systems. Murray N. Rothbard examines how money was originally developed and why gold was chosen as the preferred commodity for currency.
The author explains how the gold standard makes money a commodity and how market forces create a stable economy. He also discusses how some European governments abandoned the gold standard after World War I, in an attempt to solve their financial issues, and how this decision contributed to the outbreak of World War II and subsequent economic problems.
This book provides a critical analysis of the role of government in the monetary system and offers insights into the consequences of government intervention in the economy.
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