Currency of Politics
Money in the history of political thought, from ancient Greece to the Great Inflation of the 1970s
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, critical attention has shifted from the economy to the most fundamental feature of all market economies—money. Yet despite the centrality of political struggles over money, it remains difficult to articulate its democratic possibilities and limits. The Currenc...
Money in the history of political thought, from ancient Greece to the Great Inflation of the 1970s
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, critical attention has shifted from the economy to the most fundamental feature of all market economies—money. Yet despite the centrality of political struggles over money, it remains difficult to articulate its democratic possibilities and limits. The Currenc...
