MMP Blog #15: Clearing and the Pyramid of Liabilities
This week we examine bank clearing and the notion of a “pyramid” of liabilities with the government’s own IOUs at the top of that pyramid.
This week we examine bank clearing and the notion of a “pyramid” of liabilities with the government’s own IOUs at the top of that pyramid.
This week we return to our analysis of the operation of today’s monetary system, examining the denomination of IOUs in the state money of account.
This week, we examine coinage from Roman times to the present in Western society.
As promised, this week I will begin try to dispel the view that coins used to be commodity monies.
In this blog we will examine the implications of exchange regimes for our analysis.