DocumentCode
1522096
Title
A brief history of money
Author
Surowiecki, J.
Volume
49
Issue
6
fYear
2012
fDate
6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
44
Lastpage
79
Abstract
In the 13th century, the Chinese emperor Kublai Khan embarked on a bold experiment. China at the time was divided into different regions, many of which issued their own coins, discouraging trade within the empire. So Kublai Khan decreed that henceforth money would take the form of paper.
Keywords
Banking; Business; Commercialization; Currency; Finance; Government policies; History; Trade agreements;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2012.6203967
Filename
6203967
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