Economics Questions

Re: Seeking a good introductory book on money/currency

Esuric — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:03:00 GMT

The first two parts of Mises' theory of money and credit. It's the best way to go for a complete understanding on the role/nature of money; its emergence through free market activity, and the potential destruction it may cause when manipulated.

Re: Seeking a good introductory book on money/currency

Juan — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:06:59 GMT

What Is Money? Frédéric Bastiat

Re: Seeking a good introductory book on money/currency

Nielsio — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:43:04 GMT

Money and Banking

http://mises.org/Community/forums/t/9271.aspx

Short enough?

Re: Seeking a good introductory book on money/currency

Ansury — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:41:30 GMT

Nice! That certainly sounds like what I meant to ask for! Thanks guys!

Re: Seeking a good introductory book on money/currency

nirgrahamUK — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:35:18 GMT

its not a book.

its better than a book!

http://mises.org/multimedia/mp3/misescircle-ny06/Block.mp3 'the origins of money'

Re: Seeking a good introductory book on money/currency

Ansury — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:27:18 GMT

Oh! Sorry but I forgot to mention, I'm specifically interested in this case in the origins of money. Although from the look of the TOC I think he may have addressed that, too, so it's a good suggestion.

Re: Seeking a good introductory book on money/currency

I. Ryan — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:24:10 GMT

Ansury:
I'm looking for a short book that I can recommend to some others on the fundamentals of money. (Well I'll probably read it too but this mainly has to be shorter because I don't want to scare them off with an 1000 page Rothbardian tome.)

What Has Government Done to Our Money?, 191 pages

Ansury:
By the way, a question also--do any Austrian authors ever make a significant distinction between money and currency?

Not that I am aware of.

Seeking a good introductory book on money/currency

Ansury — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:13:37 GMT

I'm looking for a short book that I can recommend to some others on the fundamentals of money. (Well I'll probably read it too but this mainly has to be shorter because I don't want to scare them off with an 1000 page Rothbardian tome.)

By the way, a question also--do any Austrian authors ever make a significant distinction between money and currency?