Money is nothing more than what is commonly exchanged for goods or services, so why has understanding it become so complicated? In Money, renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith cuts through the confusions surrounding the subject to present a compelling and accessible account of a topic that...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- General Editor's Introduction -- Foreword / Galbraith, James K. -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the Fourth Edition: On the Perils and Rewards of Economic Dissonance -- 1. Change and the Planning System -- 2. The Imperatives of Technology -- 3. The Nature of...