The Limits of Money examines money as a historical phenomenon and speculateson its future possibilities and limitations. The volume opens with a concisehistory ... » 

The Limits of Money examines money as a historical phenomenon and speculateson its future possibilities and limitations. The volume opens with a concisehistory of monetary systems and then examines how the advent of numberstransformed money into the main determinant of fiscal value. Simon Goudsmitconcludes by looking at the tension between the power of financial incentivesand the civic structures and behaviors needed to maintain Western democracy.The Limits of Money is an intriguing and muchneeded study of the role ofmoney in daily life and human societies. «