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Money in one lesson : how it works and why / Gavin Jackson.
By: Jackson, Gavin (journalist) [author.]
.Publisher: London : Macmillan, 2022Description: 388 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781529051834.Subject(s): Money | Inflation (Finance) | Digital currency | Finance, PersonalDDC classification: 332.4 Summary: "In Money in One Lesson, Gavin Jackson answers the most important questions to clarify for the reader what money is and how it shapes our societies. With brilliant storytelling, Jackson provides a basic understanding of the most important element of our everyday lives. Drawing on stories like the 1970s Irish Banking Strike to show what money actually is, and the Great Inflation of West Africa's cowrie shell money to explain how it keeps its value, Money in One Lesson demystifies the world of finance and explains how societies, both past and present, are forever entwined with monetary matters" -- Taken from publisher's website.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 332.4 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 019990 |
"In Money in One Lesson, Gavin Jackson answers the most important questions to clarify for the reader what money is and how it shapes our societies. With brilliant storytelling, Jackson provides a basic understanding of the most important element of our everyday lives. Drawing on stories like the 1970s Irish Banking Strike to show what money actually is, and the Great Inflation of West Africa's cowrie shell money to explain how it keeps its value, Money in One Lesson demystifies the world of finance and explains how societies, both past and present, are forever entwined with monetary matters" -- Taken from publisher's website.