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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780945466444 ISBN: 0945466447 Label: Ludwig von Mises Institute Manufacturer: Ludwig von Mises Institute Number Of Pages: 191 Publication Date: September 20, 2005 Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute Studio: Ludwig von Mises Institute Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The Mises Institute is pleased to present this very beautiful hardbound edition of Rothbard's most famous monetary essay--the one that has influenced two generations of economists, investors, and business professionals. The Mises Institute has united this book with its natural complement: a detailed reform proposal for a 100 percent gold dollar. The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar was written a decade before the last vestiges of the gold standard were abolished. His unique plan for making the dollar sound again still holds up. Some people have said: Rothbard tells us what is wrong with money but not what to do about it. Well, by adding this essay, the problem and the answer are united in a comprehensive whole. After presenting the basics of money and banking theory, he traces the decline of the dollar from the 18th century to the present, and provides lucid critiques of central banking, New Deal monetary policy, Nixonian fiat money, and fixed exchange rates. He also provides a blueprint for a return to a 100 percent reserve gold standard. The book made huge theoretical advances. He was the first to prove that the government, and only the government, can destroy money on a mass scale, and he showed exactly how they go about this dirty deed. But just as importantly, it is beautifully written. He tells a thrilling story because he loves the subject so much. The passion that Murray feels for the topic comes through in the prose and transfers to the reader. Readers become excited about the subject, and tell others. Students tell professors. Some, like the great Ron Paul of Texas, have even run for political office after having read it. Rothbard shows precisely how banks create money out of thin air and how the central bank, backed by government power, allows them to get away with it. He shows how exchange rates and interest rates would work in a true free market. When it comes to describing the end of the gold standard, he is not content to describe the big trends. He names names and ferrets out all the interest groups involved. Since Rothbard's death, scholars have worked to assess his legacy, and many of them agree that this little book is one of his most important. Though it has sometimes been inauspiciously packaged and is surprisingly short, its argument took huge strides toward explaining that it is impossible to understand public affairs in our time without understanding money and its destruction. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great informationThis book is a MUST for anyone interested in our monetary system (USA). Very easy to read and comprehend for less advanced readers, even if you know nothing about money or the Federal Reserve. The book is still very informative to those that are already educated on the subjects at hand. I am an advanced reader on this subject and enjoyed this book thoroughly. Rating:  - Excellent introduction to monetary history and theoryI am truly surprised at the readability of these essays. Rothbard really managed to make monetary history and theory accessible for anyone choosing to read it. In my mind, it's the writing style that makes this book, not the ideas. Most of Rothbard's ideas come from Von Mises. The essay reads as a defense of Von Mises's position in places. Yes, the book does read as somewhat opinionated, and no, he does not go into extensive detail. I am not faulting him for that though, ... Read More Rating: - Great read!Great book for anyone who really wants to understand the true meaning of "real" money. Will remove your "rose colored glasses" if you believe the useless paper we have floating around today has any value, as well as help you to understand how bad it truly can (is) going to get, economically speaking. If 50% of the American population read this book, we might have a chance to get a grip on our economy again!! Rating:  - Gold standard cannot workI haven't read this book or even looked at this book but I can say up front that this book is a lie unless it spends some time discussing how a gold standard can work in a world where all other countries are using a usury standard. The problem with the gold standard is that if 100% of countries adopted it in the world then if one country decides to go to the usuary standard then they will superheat and have an advantage in economic strength. This is why the gold standard had to die. If you have ... Read More Rating: - What, indeedThis is the great Murray Rothbard's popular and eminently readable introduction to money and the government destruction thereof. He presents the subject simply and in a way that makes for very interesting reading, in a field that is not known for producing page-turners. The book is short, and provides a solid understanding of money and how it works, even for someone with no background in economics. I don't know why I didn't read this when I was in high school; it should be required reading for every ... Read More 
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