Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin?

by Lawrence H. White

Book Overview

The recent rise of dollar, pound, and euro inflation rates has rekindled the debate over potential alternative monies, particularly gold and Bitcoin. Though Bitcoin has been much discussed in recent years, a basic understanding of how it and gold would work as monetary standards is rare. Accessibly written by a pioneering economist, Better Money explains and evaluates gold, fiat, and Bitcoin standards without hype. White uses simple supply-and-demand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 100932747X
• ISBN13: 9781009327473
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"