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Record Nr.

UNINA9910679504703321

Autore

Cencini Alvaro

Titolo

Monetary macroeconomics : a new approach / / Alvaro Cencini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2001

ISBN

1-134-64529-5

0-429-22972-0

0-415-75766-5

1-280-32443-0

1-134-64530-9

0-585-45362-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

Routledge international studies in money and banking ; ; 15

Disciplina

332.4

339.5/3

Soggetti

Monetary policy

Money

Macroeconomics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Money, value and prices; Money and exchange; Money, credit and banks; Money and production; Money and capital; Money, capital and interest; Order versus disorder; Conclusion; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides the grounding for a new approach to monetary economics, based on the book-keeping nature of money. The main themes of macroeconomics are examined to show how we may improve our understanding through a thorough analysis of their monetary aspects. Money is the key element and its role is investigated in relation to value, prices, profits, capital and interest. Alvaro Cencini's analysis rejects the traditional, net asset definition of money, arguing that despite appearances to the contrary, money is issued by banks as a mere numerical form. It is through its association with pr