The Nature of Money

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Geoffrey Ingham (University of Cambridge)

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English

Polity Press
20 February 2004

Sociology & anthropology; Economics & Business; Economic theory & philosophy; Political economy

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.

By: Geoffrey Ingham (University of Cambridge)
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9780745609973
ISBN 10: 074560997X
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 20 February 2004
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Faculty of Social and Political Science, University of Cambridge

Reviews for The Nature of Money

This excellent book reveals a sounder grasp of credit-money than many contemporary heterodox economists and almost all orthodox monetarist economists. OpenDemocracy