{"product_id":"laissez-faire-banking-kevin-dowd-9780415137324","title":"Laissez Faire Banking","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe idea of free (or laissez-faire) banking has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance in recent years. It is a novel idea that challenges much of what many banking scholars still take for granted - that banking is inherently unstable, that the banking system needs a lender of last resort or deposit insurance to defend it in a crisis, and that the Government has to protect the value of the currency. Against this free banking sets an argument which is in essence very simple: if markets are generally better at allocating resources than governments, then what is different about money and the industry that provides it and why? \"Laissez-Faire Banking\" is divided into three inter-related sections, dealing with the theory of free banking, historical experiences of it and present-day monetary and banking reforms based on free banking principles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Dowd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415137322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415137324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.87d","brand":"Kevin Dowd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136047853823,"sku":"9780415137324","price":87.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ce8c8ab-e64f-46bc-99e1-5ab0859636a0.jpg?v=1770160161","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/laissez-faire-banking-kevin-dowd-9780415137324","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}