Some ten years ago, Michael Dooley (Dooley, 1997; Dooley, 2000) put forward an insurance model of currency crises, which after some modifications gives a good theoretical basis for explanation of the overall dynamics of the post communist transformation and diversity across countries and periods....

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: Theoretical Foundations -- Chapter 2: Varieties or Diversity of Capitalism? -- Chapter 3: Dependent Capitalism -- Chapter 4: Dependent Monetary Regime -- Part II: Empirical And Historical Perspectives -- Chapter 5: Dependent Capitalism in Central and Eastern...

In this paper I am going to explore some of the major theoretical concepts and ideas in Luca Fantacci's work devoted to the history of money. As a historical check on Fantacci's theory I will present various moments in Russian monetary history interpreted in the light of the ideas of the La...