Nation-states and money : the past, present and future of national currencies /

National currencies appear to be threatened from all sides. European Union member countries are due to abandon their national currencies in favour of a supranational currency by the year 2000. Elsewhere, the use of foreign currencies within national economic spaces is on the increase, as shown by th...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Gilbert, Emily, 1969-, Helleiner, Eric, 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : New York : Routledge, 1999
Series:Routledge/RIPE studies in global political economy ; 2.
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Summary:National currencies appear to be threatened from all sides. European Union member countries are due to abandon their national currencies in favour of a supranational currency by the year 2000. Elsewhere, the use of foreign currencies within national economic spaces is on the increase, as shown by the growth of eurocurrency activity, and currency substitution in many parts of the world. In the last decade, privately-issued sub-national local currencies have also proliferated in a number of countries, and predict the emergence of private electronic monies of the future. In the light of t.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0203450930
9780203450932
9786610061891
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Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.