| ID | 149569 |
| Title Proper | Currency of history |
| Other Title Information | money and the idea of progress |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Spang, Rebecca L |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The history of money is normally told as a series of material changes and technological improvements, but historian Rebecca L. Spang argues that this version of the past obscures the monetary inequality that exists today. Money is a social and political fact as much as it is an economic one, and access to the different types of currency depends on government policy and banking-sector regulation. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Policy Journal Vol. 33, No.3; Fall 2016: p.39-44 |
| Journal Source | World Policy Journal 2016-09 33, 3 |
| Key Words | Money ; Progress ; Idea ; Technological Improvements ; Currency of History ; Material Changes |