Why did Money become a Government Monopoly? (HOM 2-B)
History of Money, Lecture 2, Pt. B: basic overview of the arguments in favor of money as a public good, and an introduction into the topics of seigniorage and coinage debasement. Includes a discussion of the Great Debasement of the English pound under King Henry VIII.
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