When Money Dies: The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation, and Hyperinfla,

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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

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“Used book in good condition. Shows typical wear. Quick shipping. Satisfaction guaranteed!”
Narrative Type
Economic History
Type
Book
Intended Audience
N/A
ISBN
9781586489946
Book Title
When Money Dies : The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation, and Hyperinflation in Weimar Germany
Publisher
Public Affairs
Item Length
8.4 in
Publication Year
2010
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Adam Fergusson
Genre
Business & Economics, History
Topic
Economic History, Europe / Germany, Social History
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Width
5.6 in
Number of Pages
288 Pages

When Money Dies: The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation, and Hyperinfla,

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Public Affairs
ISBN-10
1586489941
ISBN-13
9781586489946
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102915897

Product Key Features

Book Title
When Money Dies : The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation, and Hyperinflation in Weimar Germany
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Economic History, Europe / Germany, Social History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics, History
Author
Adam Fergusson
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-934662
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
“Daily Express” (London) “Engrossing and sobering.” Allen Mattich, “Wall Street Journal,” October 1, 2010 “One of the most blood chilling economics books I’ve ever read.” “Wall Street Journal,” January 30, 2011 “Every body ought to read this book. But baby boomers must.” “The Guardian” “a brilliant account of how Germany’s Weimar Republic was consumed by hyperinflation.”, Daily Express (London) “Engrossing and sobering.” Allen Mattich, Wall Street Journal , October 1, 2010 “One of the most blood chilling economics books I’ve ever read.” Wall Street Journal , January 30, 2011 “Every body ought to read this book. But baby boomers must.” The Guardian “a brilliant account of how Germany’s Weimar Republic was consumed by hyperinflation.”
Dewey Decimal
330.943085
Synopsis
When Money Dies is the classic history of what happens when a nation’s currency depreciates beyond recovery. In 1923, with its currency effectively worthless (the exchange rate in December of that year was one dollar to 4,200,000,000,000 marks), the German republic was all but reduced to a barter economy. Expensive cigars, artworks, and jewels were routinely exchanged for staples such as bread; a cinema ticket could be bought for a lump of coal; and a bottle of paraffin for a silk shirt. People watched helplessly as their life savings disappeared and their loved ones starved. Germany’s finances descended into chaos, with severe social unrest in its wake. Money may no longer be physically printed and distributed in the voluminous quantities of 1923. However, “quantitative easing,” that modern euphemism for surreptitious deficit financing in an electronic era, can no less become an assault on monetary discipline. Whatever the reason for a country’s deficit–necessity or profligacy, unwillingness to tax or blindness to expenditure–it is beguiling to suppose that if the day of reckoning is postponed economic recovery will come in time to prevent higher unemployment or deeper recession. What if it does not? Germany in 1923 provides a vivid, compelling, sobering moral tale., The classic history of the political and economic devastation wrought by runaway inflation in Weimar Germany–” brilliant” ( Guardian ) In 1923, with its currency effectively worthless (the exchange rate in December of that year was one dollar to 4,200,000,000,000 marks), the German republic was all but reduced to a barter economy. Expensive cigars, artworks, and jewels were routinely exchanged for staples such as bread; a cinema ticket could be bought for a lump of coal; and a bottle of paraffin for a silk shirt. People watched helplessly as their life savings disappeared and their loved ones starved. Germany’s finances descended into chaos, with severe social unrest in its wake. Money may no longer be physically printed and distributed in the voluminous quantities of 1923. However, “quantitative easing,” that modern euphemism for surreptitious deficit financing in an electronic era, can no less become an assault on monetary discipline. Whatever the reason for a country’s deficit– necessity or profligacy, unwillingness to tax or blindness to expenditure–it is beguiling to suppose that if the day of reckoning is postponed economic recovery will come in time to prevent higher unemployment or deeper recession. What if it does not? Germany in 1923 provides a vivid, compelling, sobering moral tale.


Item specifics

Condition
Good

A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

Seller Notes
“Used book in good condition. Shows typical wear. Quick shipping. Satisfaction guaranteed!”
Narrative Type
Economic History
Type
Book
Intended Audience
N/A
ISBN
9781586489946
Book Title
When Money Dies : The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation, and Hyperinflation in Weimar Germany
Publisher
Public Affairs
Item Length
8.4 in
Publication Year
2010
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Adam Fergusson
Genre
Business & Economics, History
Topic
Economic History, Europe / Germany, Social History
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Width
5.6 in
Number of Pages
288 Pages

When Money Dies: The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation, and Hyperinfla,

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Public Affairs
ISBN-10
1586489941
ISBN-13
9781586489946
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102915897

Product Key Features

Book Title
When Money Dies : The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation, and Hyperinflation in Weimar Germany
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Economic History, Europe / Germany, Social History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics, History
Author
Adam Fergusson
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-934662
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
“Daily Express” (London) “Engrossing and sobering.” Allen Mattich, “Wall Street Journal,” October 1, 2010 “One of the most blood chilling economics books I’ve ever read.” “Wall Street Journal,” January 30, 2011 “Every body ought to read this book. But baby boomers must.” “The Guardian” “a brilliant account of how Germany’s Weimar Republic was consumed by hyperinflation.”, Daily Express (London) “Engrossing and sobering.” Allen Mattich, Wall Street Journal , October 1, 2010 “One of the most blood chilling economics books I’ve ever read.” Wall Street Journal , January 30, 2011 “Every body ought to read this book. But baby boomers must.” The Guardian “a brilliant account of how Germany’s Weimar Republic was consumed by hyperinflation.”
Dewey Decimal
330.943085
Synopsis
When Money Dies is the classic history of what happens when a nation’s currency depreciates beyond recovery. In 1923, with its currency effectively worthless (the exchange rate in December of that year was one dollar to 4,200,000,000,000 marks), the German republic was all but reduced to a barter economy. Expensive cigars, artworks, and jewels were routinely exchanged for staples such as bread; a cinema ticket could be bought for a lump of coal; and a bottle of paraffin for a silk shirt. People watched helplessly as their life savings disappeared and their loved ones starved. Germany’s finances descended into chaos, with severe social unrest in its wake. Money may no longer be physically printed and distributed in the voluminous quantities of 1923. However, “quantitative easing,” that modern euphemism for surreptitious deficit financing in an electronic era, can no less become an assault on monetary discipline. Whatever the reason for a country’s deficit–necessity or profligacy, unwillingness to tax or blindness to expenditure–it is beguiling to suppose that if the day of reckoning is postponed economic recovery will come in time to prevent higher unemployment or deeper recession. What if it does not? Germany in 1923 provides a vivid, compelling, sobering moral tale., The classic history of the political and economic devastation wrought by runaway inflation in Weimar Germany–” brilliant” ( Guardian ) In 1923, with its currency effectively worthless (the exchange rate in December of that year was one dollar to 4,200,000,000,000 marks), the German republic was all but reduced to a barter economy. Expensive cigars, artworks, and jewels were routinely exchanged for staples such as bread; a cinema ticket could be bought for a lump of coal; and a bottle of paraffin for a silk shirt. People watched helplessly as their life savings disappeared and their loved ones starved. Germany’s finances descended into chaos, with severe social unrest in its wake. Money may no longer be physically printed and distributed in the voluminous quantities of 1923. However, “quantitative easing,” that modern euphemism for surreptitious deficit financing in an electronic era, can no less become an assault on monetary discipline. Whatever the reason for a country’s deficit– necessity or profligacy, unwillingness to tax or blindness to expenditure–it is beguiling to suppose that if the day of reckoning is postponed economic recovery will come in time to prevent higher unemployment or deeper recession. What if it does not? Germany in 1923 provides a vivid, compelling, sobering moral tale.

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