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Saving the Euro is looking more difficult than ever. All solutions proposed so far have stopped short of addressing root causes of the predicament, which stems from a congenital flaw of the Euro: The unified currency is blind to regional and structural differences among the member states. The...

In this chapter, we analyze digital currencies issued by Internet platforms. We use examples of Facebook Credits, Amazon Coins, World of Warcraft gold and Linden dollars to illustrate how designing the features of digital currencies allows the platforms to enhance their business model. 3.1....

Dr. Uzair's thinking on Islamic economics dates back to his student life at the Allahabad University in India where the present reviewer had the privilege of being associated with him, in a group of young men inspired by Maudoodi's writings advocating reconstruction of knowledge on Islamic...

Virtual currencies are a contemporary form of private money. Thanks to their technological properties, their global transaction networks are relatively safe, transparent, and fast. This gives them good prospects for further development. However, they remain unlikely to challenge the dominant...

This paper examines the experience of Sweden with government notes and private bank notes to determine how well the Swedish experience corresponds to that of Canada and the United States. Sweden is important to study because it has had government notes in circulation for more than 350 years, and...