Fiat Currency
The rise, operation, and consequences of currency issued without value backing.
Fiat Currency examines how currency detached from Money came to dominate everyday exchange, how it is sustained, and what it costs the societies that use it.
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The Fiat Currency
Foundational works on the nature and mechanics of fiat currency.
The Fiat Currency Question
The open questions fiat currency poses to nations and citizens.
Fiat Currency History
Historical episodes in the spread and failure of fiat systems.
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Credit
The nature of credit, existing receivables, and the institutions that hold them.
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Debt
Obligation, discharge, and the question of life beyond debt.
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Legal Tender
Law, currency, debt discharge, payment, and settlement.
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Measurement
Value measurement, standards of account, and the Universal Receivables Unit.
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Money
The nature, history, institutions, and economic role of Money across civilizations.
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