Making Money: A Guide for the 99 Percent - The History and Future of Society's Most Important Technology. Everything You Need to Know about Global Finance, Monetary Policy, and Blockchains

How much do you really know about money? Everyone uses it, but few know how it really works. Most books about money focus on specific aspects. This book breaks through the usual silos to present money as a broad social technology that serves the current needs of society. It reviews the latest developments in financial technology including cryptocurrency, blockchain, and the prospect of a cashless future; and clears up many misconceptions in the process.

Starting with a very brief history, the authors provide insights on how money is made; why money has value and what can change its value; how central banks, treasuries, foreign exchange, lending, and blockchain work; why you may be trading against robots; and privacy and security issues in an increasingly cashless society that will change our lives. While written for a broad audience, this book is also essential reading for students entering courses in the area of business finance, or money and banking.

About the author

Peet van Biljon, Founder of BMNP Strategies; Alexandra Reed Lajoux, Founding Principal, Capital Expert Services, USA

Product details

• Authors: Peet van Biljon, Alexandra Lajoux, Alexandra R. Lajoux, Alexandra Reed Lajoux, Pee van Biljon, Peet van Biljon
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2020
• EAN: 9781547417230
• ISBN: 978-1-5474-1723-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 17 mm x 231 mm
• Weight: 442 g
• Illustrations: 30 b/w ill., 20 b/w tbl.
• Series: The Alexandra Lajoux Corporate Governance Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Economics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; Finanzwirtschaft, Geldpolitik, Wirtschaftspolitik, Architektonische Struktur und Gestaltung, Finanzierung, Persönliche Finanzen, Finanzmanagement, Finanzen, Kapitalanlage, Internationale Wirtschaft, Internationale Wirtschaft, Internationales Management, Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie, finanz, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, International (Wirtschaft), Wirtschaft / Fremde Länder, Internationales, Management / Finanzmanagement, Währung - Währungspolitik, Bau / Baukunst, Architektur - Baukunst, Entwurf / Architektur, Wirtschaft / Allgemeines, Einführung, Lexikon, Anlage (finanziell) - Geldanlage, Fintech; Blockchain; Bitcoin; Central bank; Money supply; Exchange rate; Cryptocurrency