
The Nature of Money
New Directions in Political Economy
Geoffrey Ingham(Author)
Polity Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 20. February 2004
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-7456-0996-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this important new book, Geoffrey Ingham draws on neglected traditions in the social sciences to develop a theory of the 'social relation' of money.
Genuinely multidisciplinary approach, based on a thorough knowledge of theories of money in the social sciences
An original development of the neglected heterodox theories of money
New histories of the origins and development of forms of money and their social relations of production in different monetary systems
A radical interpretation of capitalism as a particular type of monetary system and the first sociological outline of the institutional structure of the social production of capitalist money
A radical critique of recent writing on global e-money, the so-called 'end of money', and new monetary spaces such as the euro.
Genuinely multidisciplinary approach, based on a thorough knowledge of theories of money in the social sciences
An original development of the neglected heterodox theories of money
New histories of the origins and development of forms of money and their social relations of production in different monetary systems
A radical interpretation of capitalism as a particular type of monetary system and the first sociological outline of the institutional structure of the social production of capitalist money
A radical critique of recent writing on global e-money, the so-called 'end of money', and new monetary spaces such as the euro.
Reviews / Votes
"This excellent book reveals a sounder grasp of credit-money than many contemporary heterodox economists and almost all orthodox monetarist economists."OpenDemocracy
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
512 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7456-0996-6 (9780745609966)
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Geoffrey Ingham
The Nature of Money
Book
02/2004
1st Edition
Polity Press
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Faculty of Social and Political Science, University of Cambridge
Content
Preface. PART I. CONCEPTS AND THEORIES.
Introduction.
1. Money as a Commodity and 'Neural' Symbol of Commodities.
2. Abstract Value, Credit and the State.
3. Money in Sociological Theory.
4. Fundamentals of a Theory of Money.
PART II. HISTORY AND ANALYSIS.
5. The Historical Origins of Money and its Pre-capitalist Forms.
6. The Development of Capitalist Credit-Money.
7. The Production of Capitalist Crefit-Money.
8. Monetary Disorder.
9. New Monetary Spaces.
Concluding Remarks.
Notes.
References.
Index.
Introduction.
1. Money as a Commodity and 'Neural' Symbol of Commodities.
2. Abstract Value, Credit and the State.
3. Money in Sociological Theory.
4. Fundamentals of a Theory of Money.
PART II. HISTORY AND ANALYSIS.
5. The Historical Origins of Money and its Pre-capitalist Forms.
6. The Development of Capitalist Credit-Money.
7. The Production of Capitalist Crefit-Money.
8. Monetary Disorder.
9. New Monetary Spaces.
Concluding Remarks.
Notes.
References.
Index.