{"product_id":"barley-gold-or-fiat-martin-shubik-9780300188158","title":"Barley, Gold, or Fiat: Toward a Pure Theory of Money","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing simple but rigorously defined mathematical models, Thomas Quint and Martin Shubik explore monetary control in a simple exchange economy. Examining how money enters, circulates, and exits an economy, they consider the nature of trading systems and the role of government authority in the exchange of consumer goods for storable money; exchanges made with durable currency, such as gold; fiat currency, which is flexible but has no consumption value; conditions under which borrowers can declare bankruptcy; and the distinctions between individuals who lend their own money, and financiers, who lend others'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Shubik,Thomas Quint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300188153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300188158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 7.91w x 0.97d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Shubik","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013722255615,"sku":"9780300188158","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c00e713b-4c06-422b-8e45-c553afdd1f83.jpg?v=1767744361","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barley-gold-or-fiat-martin-shubik-9780300188158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}