by John Kenneth Galbraith · Plaza & Janés Editores, 1977, Barcelona. Primera edición. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788401331121
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«El dinero: De dónde vino, adónde fue» is the economic essay by John Kenneth Galbraith, published in 1977 by Plaza & Janés in hardback (304 pages).
Galbraith explains the history of money from its origins to the contemporary economy: the creation of currency, the development of credit and the role of banks. The author argues that inflation and fraud are not new phenomena and that the fear of inflation can be as harmful as inflation itself. An accessible work for understanding how money has transformed society.
Translation of «Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went» (1975), finalist for the National Book Award in 1976. First Spanish edition.
For readers interested in economics, history and finance who seek an accessible and informative work.
John Kenneth Galbraith, also known as J. K. Galbraith or Ken Galbraith, was a Canadian-American economist, diplomat, public official, and intellectual. His books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s. As an economist, he leaned toward post-Keynesian economics from an institutionalist perspective. He served as the deputy director of the powerful Office of Price Administration (OPA) during World War II in charge of stabilizing all prices, wages and rents in the American economy, to combat the threat of inflation and hoarding during a time of shortages and rationing, a task which was successfully accomplished.
