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- The essay, "What Has Government Done to Our Money?" was written by Rothbard as an objective historical account with a provocative title. In contrast, "The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar" was an essay with an ethical agenda. Both essays are normally found together in one binding.
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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.
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The essay, "What Has Government Done to Our Money?" was written by Rothbard as an objective historical account with a provocative title. In contrast, "The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar" was an essay with an ethical agenda.
- Murray Newton Rothbard
- 1963
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.
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Sep 20, 2005 · Some would like to blame the gold standard for problems in our past economy, but Rothbard explains how it was gov't meddling in the gold standard, and thus making it not a true 100% free-market gold standard.
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- Murray N. Rothbard
What Has Government Done to Our Money?: and The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar (Audible Audio Edition): Murray N. Rothbard, Jeff Riggenbach, Ludwig von Mises Institute: Amazon.ca: Audible Books & Originals
He gives a thorough treatment of the monetary breakdown of the West, from the Classical Gold Standard all the way to where we are now, fluctuating fiat currencies. The Second part of the book is Rothbard's case for a 100% Gold Dollar Standard.
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Oct 13, 2011 · After presenting the basics of money and banking theory, Rothbard 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.
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