Explore how wealth concentration and a changing money system shape modern economies.
This edition examines the rise of large capital, the role of money and tokens, and how banking and credit influence production and society. It frames economic change as a question of how money functions and how financial power interacts with real work and markets.
- Understand the link between capital concentration and control over production.
- See how tokens, bank deposits, and money of account relate to gold and the money supply.
- Learn why the money system can threaten social stability and what past crises reveal.
- Grasp the book’s view of the money market, credit, and the industrial cycle.
Ideal for readers of economic history, monetary theory, and readers seeking a clear, ongoing analysis of capitalism in action.