macroeconomic policy. This book is the result, with prominent figures—including Ben Bernanke, Lawrence Summers

the assumptions that private credit is essential to growth and fiat money is inevitably dangerous

' communication challenge -- How and why this book is organized -- Context: the rise, collapse, and resurrection

This book is divided up into three sections. The first deals with the problem of the World economy

sustainable course?" Wolf asks. "The answer is no." He explains with great clarity why "further crises seem

sparked the beginnings of a new awareness on this point, but it is far from having led to an improved

Acknowledgments -- What I Hope to Accomplish -- What Is Money? -- Why the New Macroeconomy Matters

"The study is of interest to policy makers, policy analysts, researchers and students of economics