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Template:Book

2010-11-15T17:06:23Z

EthanH: added book template draft

=Documentation=
This is adapted from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/ArticleTemplate WikiProject_Novels/ArticleTemplate] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books/Non-fiction_article WikiProject_Books/Non-fiction_article].

Consider also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(lists_of_works) Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(lists_of_works)] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(novels)#Publication_history Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(novels)#Publication_history]

==Usage==
To make use of this template, please proceed as follows:
#copy and paste the entire contents of the box below to your new article page
#work your way through the article replacing fields between pairs of ~~ (tildes) with new information appropriate to the novel being discussed (erasing the tildes in the process)
#If a section is not relevant to your subject or you do not have information to include on the topic either cut it out or comment it out for future editors to work on, and finally
#Save your new article (of course there may be many previews before this)



A final note about the process may be helpful:
*The final line of the main part of the template reads
<nowiki>[[Category:Writings on ~Subject~]] OR [[Category:Literature]]</nowiki>
*This line means ''either'' insert a Category line for a particular genre of Books (Economics / History / Political science / etc.) ''or'' (failing to find a suitable category) into the general Literature Category but not both. In point of fact, it's not completely essential to limit yourself to one or the other, and some books may fall into more than one subject, but whatever you do please note that the word "or" in that line should disappear since it is a message to the article maker (you) and not part of the final text. If it remains, then it will show up as a rather mysterious word in the final text portion of your article (since Category lines are directives which are removed from the main text).

==Pattern template==

<pre>



'''''~Title of Book~''''' is a ~book genre(s)~ by ~author of book~.


==Overview==

~Brief summary of the book~

==Popular success==

~History of popular success~

==Criticism==

~Criticism, reception and analysis~

==Publication History==

~Publication history~

==Development history==
~history of the book's development, if available
(e.g., ''[[The Theory of Money and Credit]]'')~

==Adaptations==
~Any adaptations to TV-series, films, videos etc.~

==Contents==


==References==
~references to sources etc.~


==External links==


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[[Category:Writings of ~Author Name~]]
[[Category:Writings on ~Subject~]] OR [[Category:Literature]]
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The Theory of Money and Credit

2010-11-15T16:51:28Z

EthanH: minor changes I had accidentally undone

'''''The Theory of Money and Credit''''', by [[Ludwig von Mises]], contains an explanation of the quantity theory of money based on the subjective, marginal utility theory. It describes money's origin, the development and nature of banking, the cause and consequences of inflation and credit expansion, the differences in the value of different moneys, as well as the reason for "cyclical" economic fluctuations.<ref>[http://mises.org/misesbib/m12btmc.asp Chronological Bibliography of Mises' Work]</ref>

==Overview==
This is [[Ludwig von Mises|Ludwig von Mises']] first major work, originally published in German in 1912 as [[Theorie des Geldes und der Umlaufsmittel]]. It has ever since been recognized as a basic textbook of monetary theory. The most important theoretical contribution was to integrate monetary theory with general utility theory. This had been considered an impossible accomplishment, since money is (aside from its value as a commodity) valued for its purchasing power. How then can it have a utility of its own? Mises solved this problem through the monetary regression theorem, developing the earlier work of [[Carl Menger]]. He showed that the purchasing power of money at a particular period or "day" stems from its value the preceding "day." This process goes back until one arrives at a value due entirely to the monetary commodity's value as a non-monetary commodity. Money was then originally a commodity like any other.

Mises claimed that money can only have originated in this way. Only the market, not the fiat of the state, can give rise to money. In the course of integrating monetary theory into general economics, Mises criticized the quantity theory of money. Equations do not explain the individual actions of people in reacting to changes in the supply and demand of money. The work also includes a discussion of "forced saving" that exerted considerable influence. In addition, of course, the book discusses the standard issues of monetary theory, since it was intended for use as a comprehensive textbook on money and banking

==Development history==
The German word ''Umlaufsmittel'' literally translates as "means of circulation" and was translated into the text of the English version as "fiduciary media". The first English publisher thought the unusual terminology would irritate readers and substituted "money and credit" in the title, thereby losing the specific distinction Mises had made in selecting his original term. This failed to
honor the fact that even in the original German version the expression was unusual. Mises was hostile to innovations in language that were not justified by the analysis of hitherto neglected phenomena. The difference between money certificates on the one hand, and ''Umlaufsmittel'' on the other was such a neglected phenomenon, to the point that established scientific terminology
even lacked the means for expressing this difference. Mises thus introduced the expression ''Umlaufsmittel'' for this purpose and even used it in the title of his book to highlight its importance.<ref>Hülsmann, Jörg Guido, 2007. ''Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism''. p. 217, note 7. </ref>

The newer 1953 edition includes an essay on [[monetary reconstruction]]. Here Mises strongly supports a full return to the gold standard, as the only means of avoiding inflation. The operation of the system is virtually "automatic": nothing depends on the decision of particular government administrators. Here, it is important to note, Mises has in mind the "pure" gold standard, rather than the gold exchange standard. Although the views in this essay are entirely consistent with the earlier part of the book, Mises expresses himself in a distinctly more vehement way here.

==Reception==
[[John Maynard Keynes]], although generally complimentary, criticized the book as unoriginal in his review of the German edition in ''Economic Journal'' XXIV:417-19. This was in spite of his later admission that he could not understand original contributions if written in German.

==Contents==

'''Part One: The Nature of Money'''
:1. The Function of Money
:2. On the Measurement of Value
:3. The Various Kinds of Money
:4. Money and the State
:5. Money as an Economic Good
:6. The Enemies of Money

'''Part Two: The Value of Money'''

:7. The Concept of the Value of Money
:8. The Determinants of the Objective Exchange Value, or Purchasing Power, of Money
:9. The Problem of the Existence of Local Differences in the Objective Exchange Value of Money
:10. The Exchange Ration Between Money of Different Kinds
:11. The Problem of Measuring the Objective Exchange Value of Money
:12. The Social Consequences of Variations in the Objective Exchange Value of Money
:13. Monetary Policy
:14. The Monetary Policy of Etatism

'''Part Three: Money and Banking'''

:15. The Business of Banking
:16. The Evolution of Fiduciary Media
:17. Fiduciary Media and the Demand for Money
:18. The Redemption of Fiduciary Media
:19. Money, Credit, and Interest
:20. Problems of Credit Policy

'''Part Four: Monetary Reconstruction'''

:21. The Principle of Sound Money
:22. Contemporary Currency Systems
:23. The Return to Sound Money

''Appendix A. On the Classification of Monetary Theories''

===Publication history===
*''Theorie des Geldes und der Umlaufsmittel / Theory of Money and the Means of Circulation'', Munich & Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, 1912.
*2nd edition in German, 1924.
*London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. First translation (by Harold E. Batson) into English from the original German, 1934.
*New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. Expanded edition with an essay on [[Monetary Reconstruction]] appearing in Part Four, 1953.
*Indianapolis,. Ind. Liberty Fund. ISBN 0-913966-70-3. 541 pages. Hardcover. (Softcover ISBN 0-913966-71-1), 1981.
*Auburn, Al. [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]]. ISBN 9781933550558. 493 pages. Hardcover, 2009.

[http://mises.org/misesbib/m1902.asp Full publication history], including translations to Chinese, Japanese and Spanish.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Store|http://mises.org/store/Theory-of-Money-and-Credit-The--P57.aspx}}
* ''The Theory of Money and Credit'', 1953 edition:
** [http://www.mises.org/books/Theory_Money_Credit/Contents.aspx Full text in HTML]
** [http://www.mises.org/books/tmc.pdf Full text in PDF]

* ''The Theory of Money and Credit'', 1981 edition:
** [http://www.econlib.org/library/Mises/msT.html Full text in HTML]

* [http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/rothbard128.html Foreword to the 1981 Edition] by [[Murray Rothbard]]

{{Stub}}

[[Category:Writings of Ludwig von Mises]]
[[Category:Writings on economics]]

User talk:EthanH

2010-11-14T02:49:15Z

EthanH:

'''Welcome!'''

Hello, EthanH, and welcome to the Mises Wiki! Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/EthanH|your contributions]]. I hope you like the place and decide to stay.

Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, ask me! [[User:DickClarkMises|DickClarkMises]] 13:21, 7 November 2010 (CST)

:Great work so far! One thing though – would you mind providing the website where you found the book cover for [[Nation, State and Economy]]? Is it from Mises.org somewhere? --[[User:Forgottenman|Forgottenman]] ([[User talk:Forgottenman|talk]]) 06:33, 12 November 2010 (CST)

::It's from [http://mises.org/NSANDE.asp here] on the Mises book page. I'll get a page up for it eventually and I think I am going to do a template adapted from the one from wikipedia for novels. 2 of my cats have mysteriously disappeared this week and it has me kind of distraught......... :( [[User:EthanH|EthanH]] 20:49, 13 November 2010 (CST)

File:Nationstate.jpg

2010-11-12T02:09:24Z

EthanH: Image for Nation, State, and Economy by Ludwig von Mises

== Summary ==
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== Licensing ==
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The Theory of Money and Credit

2010-11-11T23:03:34Z

EthanH: Undo revision 2836 by EthanH (talk)

'''''The Theory of Money and Credit''''', by [[Ludwig von Mises]], contains an explanation of the quantity theory of money based on the subjective, marginal utility theory. It describes money's origin, the development and nature of banking, the cause and consequences of inflation and credit expansion, the differences in the value of different moneys, as well as the reason for "cyclical" economic fluctuations.<ref>[http://mises.org/misesbib/m12btmc.asp Chronological Bibliography of Mises' Work]</ref>

==Overview==
This is [[Ludwig von Mises|Ludwig von Mises']] first major work, originally published in German in 1912 as [[Theorie des Geldes und der Umlaufsmittel]]. It has ever since been recognized as a basic textbook of monetary theory. The most important theoretical contribution was to integrate monetary theory with general utility theory. This had been considered an impossible accomplishment, since money is (aside from its value as a commodity) valued for its purchasing power. How then can it have a utility of its own? Mises solved this problem through the monetary regression theorem, developing the earlier work of [[Carl Menger]]. He showed that the purchasing power of money at a particular period or "day" stems from its value the preceding "day." This process goes back until one arrives at a value due entirely to the monetary commodity's value as a non-monetary commodity. Money was then originally a commodity like any other.

Mises claimed that money can only have originated in this way. Only the market, not the fiat of the state, can give rise to money. In the course of integrating monetary theory into general economics, Mises criticized the quantity theory of money. Equations do not explain the individual actions of people in reacting to changes in the supply and demand of money. The work also includes a discussion of "forced saving" that exerted considerable influence. In addition, of course, the book discusses the standard issues of monetary theory, since it was intended for use as a comprehensive textbook on money and banking

==Development history==
The German word ''Umlaufsmittel'' literally translates as "means of circulation" and was translated into the text of the English version as "fiduciary media". The first English publisher thought the unusual terminology would irritate readers and substituted "money and credit" in the title, thereby losing the specific distinction Mises had made in selecting his original term. This failed to
honor the fact that even in the original German version the expression was unusual. Mises was hostile to innovations in language that were not justified by the analysis of hitherto neglected phenomena. The difference between money certificates on the one hand, and ''Umlaufsmittel'' on the other was such a neglected phenomenon, to the point that established scientific terminology
even lacked the means for expressing this difference. Mises thus introduced the expression ''Umlaufsmittel'' for this purpose and even used it in the title of his book to highlight its importance.<ref>Hülsmann, Jörg Guido, 2007. ''Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism''. p. 217, note 7. </ref>

The newer 1953 edition includes an essay on [[monetary reconstruction]]. Here Mises strongly supports a full return to the gold standard, as the only means of avoiding inflation. The operation of the system is virtually "automatic": nothing depends on the decision of particular government administrators. Here, it is important to note, Mises has in mind the "pure" gold standard, rather than the gold exchange standard. Although the views in this essay are entirely consistent with the earlier part of the book, Mises expresses himself in a distinctly more vehement way here.

==Reception==
[[John Maynard Keynes]], although generally complimentary, criticized the book as unoriginal in his review of the German edition in ''Economic Journal'' XXIV:417-19. This was in spite of his later admission that he could not understand original contributions if written in German.

==Contents==

'''Part One: The Nature of Money'''
:1. The Function of Money
:2. On the Measurement of Value
:3. The Various Kinds of Money
:4. Money and the State
:5. Money as an Economic Good
:6. The Enemies of Money

'''Part Two: The Value of Money'''

:7. The Concept of the Value of Money
:8. The Determinants of the Objective Exchange Value, or Purchasing Power, of Money
:9. The Problem of the Existence of Local Differences in the Objective Exchange Value of Money
:10. The Exchange Ration Between Money of Different Kinds
:11. The Problem of Measuring the Objective Exchange Value of Money
:12. The Social Consequences of Variations in the Objective Exchange Value of Money
:13. Monetary Policy
:14. The Monetary Policy of Etatism

'''Part Three: Money and Banking'''

:15. The Business of Banking
:16. The Evolution of Fiduciary Media
:17. Fiduciary Media and the Demand for Money
:18. The Redemption of Fiduciary Media
:19. Money, Credit, and Interest
:20. Problems of Credit Policy

'''Part Four: Monetary Reconstruction'''

:21. The Principle of Sound Money
:22. Contemporary Currency Systems
:23. The Return to Sound Money

''Appendix A. On the Classification of Monetary Theories''

===Publication history===
*(1912) ''Theorie des Geldes und der Umlaufsmittel / Theory of Money and the Means of Circulation'', Munich & Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, 1912.
*(1924) 2nd edition in German.
*(1934) London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. First translation (by Harold E. Batson) into English from the original German.
*(1953) New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. Expanded edition with an essay on [[Monetary Reconstruction]] appearing in Part Four.
*(1981) Indianapolis,. Ind. Liberty Fund. ISBN 0-913966-70-3. 541 pages. Hardcover. (Softcover ISBN 0-913966-71-1).
*(2009) Auburn, Al. [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]]. ISBN 9781933550558. 493 pages. Hardcover.

[http://mises.org/misesbib/m1902.asp Full publication history], including translations to Chinese, Japanese and Spanish.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Store|http://mises.org/store/Theory-of-Money-and-Credit-The--P57.aspx}}
* ''The Theory of Money and Credit'', 1953 edition:
** [http://www.mises.org/books/Theory_Money_Credit/Contents.aspx Full text in HTML]
** [http://www.mises.org/books/tmc.pdf Full text in PDF])

* ''The Theory of Money and Credit'', 1981 edition:
** [http://www.econlib.org/library/Mises/msT.html Full text in HTML]

* [http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/rothbard128.html Foreword to the 1981 Edition] by [[Murray Rothbard]]

{{Stub}}

[[Category:Writings of Ludwig von Mises]]
[[Category:Writings on economics]]

The Theory of Money and Credit

2010-11-11T22:59:03Z

EthanH:

'''''The Theory of Money and Credit''''', by [[Ludwig von Mises]], contains an explanation of the quantity theory of money based on the subjective, marginal utility theory. It describes money's origin, the development and nature of banking, the cause and consequences of inflation and credit expansion, the differences in the value of different moneys, as well as the reason for "cyclical" economic fluctuations.<ref>[http://mises.org/misesbib/m12btmc.asp Chronological Bibliography of Mises' Work]</ref>

==Overview==
This is [[Ludwig von Mises]]' first major work, originally published in German in 1912 as [[Theorie des Geldes und der Umlaufsmittel]]. It has ever since been recognized as a basic textbook of monetary theory. The most important theoretical contribution was to integrate monetary theory with general utility theory. This had been considered an impossible accomplishment, since money is (aside from its value as a commodity) valued for its purchasing power. How then can it have a utility of its own? Mises solved this problem through the monetary regression theorem, developing the earlier work of [[Carl Menger]]. He showed that the purchasing power of money at a particular period or "day" stems from its value the preceding "day." This process goes back until one arrives at a value due entirely to the monetary commodity's value as a non-monetary commodity. Money was then originally a commodity like any other.

Mises claimed that money can only have originated in this way. Only the market, not the fiat of the state, can give rise to money. In the course of integrating monetary theory into general economics, Mises criticized the quantity theory of money. Equations do not explain the individual actions of people in reacting to changes in the supply and demand of money. The work also includes a discussion of "forced saving" that exerted considerable influence. In addition, of course, the book discusses the standard issues of monetary theory, since it was intended for use as a comprehensive textbook on money and banking

==Development history==
The German word ''Umlaufsmittel'' literally translates as "means of circulation" and was translated into the text of the English version as "fiduciary media". The first English publisher thought the unusual terminology would irritate readers and substituted "money and credit" in the title, thereby losing the specific distinction Mises had made in selecting his original term. This failed to
honor the fact that even in the original German version the expression was unusual. Mises was hostile to innovations in language that were not justified by the analysis of hitherto neglected phenomena. The difference between money certificates on the one hand, and ''Umlaufsmittel'' on the other was such a neglected phenomenon, to the point that established scientific terminology
even lacked the means for expressing this difference. Mises thus introduced the expression ''Umlaufsmittel'' for this purpose and even used it in the title of his book to highlight its importance.<ref>Hülsmann, Jörg Guido, 2007. ''Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism''. p. 217, note 7. </ref>

The newer 1953 edition includes an essay on [[monetary reconstruction]]. Here Mises strongly supports a full return to the gold standard, as the only means of avoiding inflation. The operation of the system is virtually "automatic": nothing depends on the decision of particular government administrators. Here, it is important to note, Mises has in mind the "pure" gold standard, rather than the gold exchange standard. Although the views in this essay are entirely consistent with the earlier part of the book, Mises expresses himself in a distinctly more vehement way here.

==Reception==
[[John Maynard Keynes]], although generally complimentary, criticized the book as unoriginal in his review of the German edition in ''Economic Journal'' XXIV:417-19. This was in spite of his later admission that he could not understand original contributions if written in German.

==Contents==

'''Part One: The Nature of Money'''
:1. The Function of Money
:2. On the Measurement of Value
:3. The Various Kinds of Money
:4. Money and the State
:5. Money as an Economic Good
:6. The Enemies of Money

'''Part Two: The Value of Money'''

:7. The Concept of the Value of Money
:8. The Determinants of the Objective Exchange Value, or Purchasing Power, of Money
:9. The Problem of the Existence of Local Differences in the Objective Exchange Value of Money
:10. The Exchange Ration Between Money of Different Kinds
:11. The Problem of Measuring the Objective Exchange Value of Money
:12. The Social Consequences of Variations in the Objective Exchange Value of Money
:13. Monetary Policy
:14. The Monetary Policy of Etatism

'''Part Three: Money and Banking'''

:15. The Business of Banking
:16. The Evolution of Fiduciary Media
:17. Fiduciary Media and the Demand for Money
:18. The Redemption of Fiduciary Media
:19. Money, Credit, and Interest
:20. Problems of Credit Policy

'''Part Four: Monetary Reconstruction'''

:21. The Principle of Sound Money
:22. Contemporary Currency Systems
:23. The Return to Sound Money

''Appendix A. On the Classification of Monetary Theories''

===Publication history===
*''Theorie des Geldes und der Umlaufsmittel / Theory of Money and the Means of Circulation'', Munich & Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. (1912)
*2nd edition in German. (1924)
*London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. First translation (by Harold E. Batson) into English from the German 2nd ed. (1934)
*New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. Expanded edition with an essay on [[Monetary Reconstruction]] appearing in Part Four. (1953)
*Indianapolis,. Ind. Liberty Fund. ISBN 0-913966-70-3. 541 pages. Hardcover. (Softcover ISBN 0-913966-71-1). (1981)
*Auburn, Al. [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]]. ISBN 9781933550558. 493 pages. Hardcover. (2009)

[http://mises.org/misesbib/m1902.asp Full publication history], including translations to Chinese, Japanese and Spanish.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Store|http://mises.org/store/Theory-of-Money-and-Credit-The--P57.aspx}}
* ''The Theory of Money and Credit'', 1953 edition:
** [http://www.mises.org/books/Theory_Money_Credit/Contents.aspx Full text in HTML]
** [http://www.mises.org/books/tmc.pdf Full text in PDF]

* ''The Theory of Money and Credit'', 1981 edition:
** [http://www.econlib.org/library/Mises/msT.html Full text in HTML]

* [http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/rothbard128.html Foreword to the 1981 Edition] by [[Murray Rothbard]]

{{Stub}}

[[Category:Writings of Ludwig von Mises]]
[[Category:Writings on economics]]

The Theory of Money and Credit

2010-11-11T19:54:23Z

EthanH: added book & book categories

'''''The Theory of Money and Credit''''', by [[Ludwig von Mises]], contains an explanation of the quantity theory of money based on the subjective, marginal utility theory. It describes money's origin, the development and nature of banking, the cause and consequences of inflation and credit expansion, the differences in the value of different moneys, as well as the reason for "cyclical" economic fluctuations.<ref>[http://mises.org/misesbib/m12btmc.asp Chronological Bibliography of Mises' Work]</ref>

==Overview==
This is [[Ludwig von Mises|Ludwig von Mises']] first major work, originally published in German in 1912 as [[Theorie des Geldes und der Umlaufsmittel]]. It has ever since been recognized as a basic textbook of monetary theory. The most important theoretical contribution was to integrate monetary theory with general utility theory. This had been considered an impossible accomplishment, since money is (aside from its value as a commodity) valued for its purchasing power. How then can it have a utility of its own? Mises solved this problem through the monetary regression theorem, developing the earlier work of [[Carl Menger]]. He showed that the purchasing power of money at a particular period or "day" stems from its value the preceding "day." This process goes back until one arrives at a value due entirely to the monetary commodity's value as a non-monetary commodity. Money was then originally a commodity like any other.

Mises claimed that money can only have originated in this way. Only the market, not the fiat of the state, can give rise to money. In the course of integrating monetary theory into general economics, Mises criticized the quantity theory of money. Equations do not explain the individual actions of people in reacting to changes in the supply and demand of money. The work also includes a discussion of "forced saving" that exerted considerable influence. In addition, of course, the book discusses the standard issues of monetary theory, since it was intended for use as a comprehensive textbook on money and banking

==Development history==
The German word ''Umlaufsmittel'' literally translates as "means of circulation" and was translated into the text of the English version as "fiduciary media". The first English publisher thought the unusual terminology would irritate readers and substituted "money and credit" in the title, thereby losing the specific distinction Mises had made in selecting his original term. This failed to
honor the fact that even in the original German version the expression was unusual. Mises was hostile to innovations in language that were not justified by the analysis of hitherto neglected phenomena. The difference between money certificates on the one hand, and ''Umlaufsmittel'' on the other was such a neglected phenomenon, to the point that established scientific terminology
even lacked the means for expressing this difference. Mises thus introduced the expression ''Umlaufsmittel'' for this purpose and even used it in the title of his book to highlight its importance.<ref>Hülsmann, Jörg Guido, 2007. ''Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism''. p. 217, note 7. </ref>

The newer 1953 edition includes an essay on [[monetary reconstruction]]. Here Mises strongly supports a full return to the gold standard, as the only means of avoiding inflation. The operation of the system is virtually "automatic": nothing depends on the decision of particular government administrators. Here, it is important to note, Mises has in mind the "pure" gold standard, rather than the gold exchange standard. Although the views in this essay are entirely consistent with the earlier part of the book, Mises expresses himself in a distinctly more vehement way here.

==Reception==
[[John Maynard Keynes]], although generally complimentary, criticized the book as unoriginal in his review of the German edition in ''Economic Journal'' XXIV:417-19. This was in spite of his later admission that he could not understand original contributions if written in German.

==Contents==

'''Part One: The Nature of Money'''
:1. The Function of Money
:2. On the Measurement of Value
:3. The Various Kinds of Money
:4. Money and the State
:5. Money as an Economic Good
:6. The Enemies of Money

'''Part Two: The Value of Money'''

:7. The Concept of the Value of Money
:8. The Determinants of the Objective Exchange Value, or Purchasing Power, of Money
:9. The Problem of the Existence of Local Differences in the Objective Exchange Value of Money
:10. The Exchange Ration Between Money of Different Kinds
:11. The Problem of Measuring the Objective Exchange Value of Money
:12. The Social Consequences of Variations in the Objective Exchange Value of Money
:13. Monetary Policy
:14. The Monetary Policy of Etatism

'''Part Three: Money and Banking'''

:15. The Business of Banking
:16. The Evolution of Fiduciary Media
:17. Fiduciary Media and the Demand for Money
:18. The Redemption of Fiduciary Media
:19. Money, Credit, and Interest
:20. Problems of Credit Policy

'''Part Four: Monetary Reconstruction'''

:21. The Principle of Sound Money
:22. Contemporary Currency Systems
:23. The Return to Sound Money

''Appendix A. On the Classification of Monetary Theories''

===Publication history===
*(1912) ''Theorie des Geldes und der Umlaufsmittel / Theory of Money and the Means of Circulation'', Munich & Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, 1912.
*(1924) 2nd edition in German.
*(1934) London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. First translation (by Harold E. Batson) into English from the original German.
*(1953) New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. Expanded edition with an essay on [[Monetary Reconstruction]] appearing in Part Four.
*(1981) Indianapolis,. Ind. Liberty Fund. ISBN 0-913966-70-3. 541 pages. Hardcover. (Softcover ISBN 0-913966-71-1).
*(2009) Auburn, Al. [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]]. ISBN 9781933550558. 493 pages. Hardcover.

[http://mises.org/misesbib/m1902.asp Full publication history], including translations to Chinese, Japanese and Spanish.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* ''The Theory of Money and Credit'', 1953 edition:
** [http://www.mises.org/books/Theory_Money_Credit/Contents.aspx Full text in HTML]
** [http://www.mises.org/books/tmc.pdf Full text in PDF])

* ''The Theory of Money and Credit'', 1981 edition:
** [http://www.econlib.org/library/Mises/msT.html Full text in HTML]

* [http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/rothbard128.html Foreword to the 1981 Edition] by [[Murray Rothbard]]

[[Category:Writings of Ludwig Von Mises]]
[[Category:Economics Books]]

{{Stub}}

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