{"product_id":"bimetallism-angela-redish-9780521028936","title":"Bimetallism: An Economic and Historical Analysis","description":"This book presents a history of Western monetary systems and explains why the system was preferred to a gold standard before 1800. Professor Redish argues that the technological ability to issue fiduciary monies, and a commitment mechanism to prevent opportunistic governments changing the ratio between the currency and a unit of gold, were (frequently overlooked) prerequisites for the emergence of the Classical gold standard. The simplicity of the gold standard, a monetary system where there is a fixed ratio between a weight of gold and a unit of currency, makes it an obvious focus for discussion of commodity money systems, and for contrasts with today's fiat money regimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angela Redish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521028930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521028936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Angela Redish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47419060322559,"sku":"9780521028936","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c76b696-6686-4673-b74f-b7d73252e9e3.jpg?v=1761509195","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bimetallism-angela-redish-9780521028936","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}