Greenback Planet: How the Dollar Conquered the World and Threatened Civilization as We Know It
(Part of the Discovering America Series)
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The world runs on the U.S. dollar. From Washington to Beijing, governments, businesses, and individuals rely on the dollar to conduct commerce and invest profitably and safely--even after the global financial meltdown in 2008 revealed the potentially catastrophic cost of the dollar's hegemony. But how did the greenback achieve this planetary dominance a mere century and a half after President Lincoln issued the first currency backed only by the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0292723415
ISBN13:9780292723412
Release Date:October 2011
Publisher:University of Texas Press
Length:147 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 9.1"
Related Subjects
Americas Business Business & Investing Economic History Economics History Money & Monetary PolicyCustomer Reviews
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