{"product_id":"easy-money-by-dror-goldberg-9780226825106","title":"Easy Money","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping history of the American invention of modern money.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEconomists endlessly debate the nature of legal tender monetary systems—coins and bills issued by a government or other authority. Yet the origins of these currencies have received little attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDror Goldberg tells the story of modern money in North America through the Massachusetts colony during the seventeenth century. As the young settlement transitioned to self-governance and its economy grew, the need to formalize a smooth exchange emerged. Printing local money followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEasy Money\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how colonists invented contemporary currency by shifting its foundation from intrinsically valuable goods—such as silver—to the taxation of the state. Goldberg traces how this structure grew into a worldwide system in which, monetarily, we are all Massachusetts. Weaving economics, law, and American history, \u003ci\u003eEasy Money\u003c\/i\u003e is a new touchstone in the story of monetary systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455549128940,"sku":"9780226825106","price":104.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/815A_y2vNML._SL1500.jpg?v=1774782291","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/easy-money-by-dror-goldberg-9780226825106","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}