A brief history of money in the U.S.

Posted by Marc Hodak on May 26, 2009 under Economics, History | Be the First to Comment

The world is far too complicated for me to figure out beyond my little niche in corporate governance.  So, I’m always looking for high quality material to inform me on the larger issues.  Gold, Money, and the U.S. Constitution by Eugene Holloway is such material.

It’s easy to bemoan the actions of private or political officials out of context, or to argue polemical abstractions.  By weaving the history into the law, Holloway provides a richer understanding of why things evolved the way they have, and a sense (warning, really) of where things are likely to go from here.  An excellent read.

Note:  I have linked to the last of four parts, but additional links to the prior three parts are right on that page.