Books by Joseph A. Schumpeter
“I think Schumpeter gives us the best history of theories of money, because he shows that history’s diversity. Reading Schumpeter you can see how complicated the debates are, how many different voices there were in the debates, and you can find strands that have been lost.” Read more...
Samuel A. Chambers, Political Scientist
Interviews where books by Joseph A. Schumpeter were recommended
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Currency and Credit
by R. G. Hawtrey -
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Credit and State Theories of Money: The Contributions of A. Mitchell Innes
by L. Randall Wray -
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The Nature of Money
by Geoffrey Ingham -
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History of Economic Analysis
by Joseph A. Schumpeter -
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The New Lombard Street: How the Fed Became the Dealer of Last Resort
by Perry Mehrling
The best books on Money, recommended by Samuel A. Chambers
The best books on Money, recommended by Samuel A. Chambers
Economists have offered two contrasting explanations of what money is and what it is for. For a long time, its function as a commodity, a store of value and a medium of exchange dominated economics textbooks. But, as Professor Samuel A. Chambers explains, understanding money as something closer to credit is more convincing and supported by other social sciences and what we’ve learned from the 2008 financial crisis.
