Currency and Money

Currency and Money addresses facts, background and theories about money and prices. Money is taken for granted by most of us. In this directory the objective is to gather resources which help researchers and students understand where money gets its value from, what mechanisms are used to control its value, and what sort of things affect policy and behaviour concerning monetary systems - both past and present. Various currency and money systems are covered, including older commodity based systems - i.e. those strongly related to silver and gold prices - modern central bank managed systems, 'fiat' money systems, reserve banking etc.

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The New Bancor - Proposal for a non-national payment and reserve world currency with a fixed purchasing power in the euro and dollar countries.
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The Money Markets - A beginner's guide to the nature of money, in particular to why this necessitates an inter-bank deposit market, and how the money market functions.
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Currency boards - Explanation, history, and a complete list.
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Soft Currency Economics - Classic essay by Warren B. Mosler on why, under a fiat money system, the purpose of the tax system is to give a value to money.
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Chronology of Money - Monetary history events from the earliest times to the end of the 20th century, taken from the Glyn Davies's book A History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present.
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Money - Past, Present & Future - Provides essays and links to resources on monetary history, types and politics of money, alternative systems of exchange, and financial scandals.
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PriceLevel - Calculator to compare price levels worldwide.
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Monetary Systems & Managed Economies - Essays and explanations. Origins and theories of money. Outline of the Federal Reserve System.
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Gold - prices, charts, facts, figures & arguments - Detailed fundamental research into monetary gold. Includes history of money, commodity essentials, economic context. Also real-time gold prices and charts.
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Comparative Historical Currency Chart : Tokyoahead.com - Direct link into useful currency charting utility based on data of the European Central Bank. Plots two currencies relative strength against a third.
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