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In this important new book, Geoffrey Ingham draws on neglected traditions in the social sciences to develop a theory of the 'social relation' of money.

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"This excellent book reveals a sounder grasp of credit-money than many contemporary heterodox economists and almost all orthodox monetarist economists."
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Table of Contents
Preface.

PART I. CONCEPTS AND THEORIES.

Introduction.

1. Money as a Commodity and ‘Neural’ Symbol of Commodities.

2. Abstract Value, Credit and the State.

3. Money in Sociological Theory.

4. Fundamentals of a Theory of Money.

PART II. HISTORY AND ANALYSIS.

5. The Historical Origins of Money and its Pre-capitalist Forms.

6. The Development of Capitalist Credit-Money.

7. The Production of Capitalist Crefit-Money.

8. Monetary Disorder.

9. New Monetary Spaces.

Concluding Remarks.

Notes.

References.

Index.

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 20 February 2004
      ISBN-13 9780745609973
      978-0745609973
      ISBN-10 074560997X
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      Sociology and anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this important new book, Geoffrey Ingham draws on neglected traditions in the social sciences to develop a theory of the 'social relation' of money.

      Trade Review

      "This excellent book reveals a sounder grasp of credit-money than many contemporary heterodox economists and almost all orthodox monetarist economists."
      OpenDemocracy



      Table of Contents
      Preface.

      PART I. CONCEPTS AND THEORIES.

      Introduction.

      1. Money as a Commodity and ‘Neural’ Symbol of Commodities.

      2. Abstract Value, Credit and the State.

      3. Money in Sociological Theory.

      4. Fundamentals of a Theory of Money.

      PART II. HISTORY AND ANALYSIS.

      5. The Historical Origins of Money and its Pre-capitalist Forms.

      6. The Development of Capitalist Credit-Money.

      7. The Production of Capitalist Crefit-Money.

      8. Monetary Disorder.

      9. New Monetary Spaces.

      Concluding Remarks.

      Notes.

      References.

      Index.

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