Can we rediscover Better Money?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30800/mises.2024.v12.1558

Keywords:

Book Review, Gold Standard, Fiat Standard, Bitcoin Standard, Bitcoin, Supply-and-demand

Abstract

Book Review: WHITE, Lawrence H. Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin? 1st edition, Cambridge University Press, 2023, 250 p.

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Author Biography

José Edil Guimarães de Medeiros, Universidade de Brasília – Brasília – Distrito Federal – DF – Brasil

Edil Medeiros holds a PhD in microelectronics from the University of Brasília (2018) and has been a professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Brasília since 2011. His main research interests are embedded systems, signal processing, and engineering design flows. He founded in Brazil the Liberal Institute of the Midwest (2014) and the Leaders Training Institute of Brasília (2019).

References

Fauvelle, M. (2024). Shell Money: A Comparative Study. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009263344

Hayek, F. A. (1990). Denationalisation of money: the argument refined: an analysis of the theory and practice of concurrent currencies. Institute of Economic Affairs.

Pipes, R. (1999). Property and Freedom: The Story of How Through the Centuries Private Ownership Has Promoted Liberty and the Rule of Law (1st ed. Kindle Edition). Alfred A. Knopf.

van der Crabben, J. (2011, April). Coinage. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 2, 2024, from https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/

Mises, L. (1998). Human Action: A Treatise on Economics (1st ed.). Ludwig Von Mises Institute. (Original work published 1949).

White, L. H. (2023). Better Money: Gold, Fiat, Or Bitcoin? (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009327466

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Published

2024-09-24

How to Cite

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Guimarães de Medeiros JE. Can we rediscover Better Money?. MisesJournal [Internet]. 2024 Sep. 24 [cited 2024 Oct. 15];12. Available from: https://revistamises.org.br/misesjournal/article/view/1558