The future of money : how the digital revolution is transforming currencies and finance / Eswar S. Prasad.
| Author/creator | Prasad, Eswar S., 1965- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021. |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. Setting the stage: Racing to the future -- Money and finance: the basics -- Part II. InnovatIons: Will Fintech save the world? Or at least make it better? -- Bitcoin sets off a revolution, then falters -- Crypto mania -- Part III. Central bank money: The case for central bank digital currencies -- Getting CBDCs off the ground -- Part IV. Implications, challenges: Consequences for the international monetary system -- Central banks run the gauntlet -- A glorious future beckons, perhaps |
| Abstract | "New technologies are shaking the foundations of traditional finance. Leading economist Eswar S. Prasad foresees the end of cash, as central banks develop their own digital currencies to compete with Bitcoin and Facebook's Diem. Money and finance are on the verge of dramatic transformations that will reshape their roles in the lives of ordinary people"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Language | In English. |
| Source of description | Print version record |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Prasad, Eswar. Future of money. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021 9780674258440 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0674270096 electronic bk. |
| ISBN | 9780674270091 electronic bk. |
| ISBN | 9780674270084 electronic bk. |
| ISBN | 0674270088 electronic bk. |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| Standard identifier# | 10.4159/9780674270091 |
| Stock number | E51AEFD3-2645-48CA-BBB7-11F6866B0B4B OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
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