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The Death of Money

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Link
Cost
Paid
Published
2014
Updated
2014
Full Name
The Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System

The international monetary system has collapsed three times in the past hundred years, in 1914, 1939, and 1971. Each collapse was followed by a period of tumult: war, civil unrest, or significant damage to the stability of the global economy. Now James Rickards, the acclaimed author of Currency Wars, shows why another collapse is rapidly approaching—and why this time, nothing less than the institution of money itself is at risk. The Death of Money offers a bracing analysis of the potential results of this dilemma and other threats to the dollar. Rickards also explains the power of converting unreliable money into real wealth: gold, land, fine art, and other long-term stores of value.

"A fast-paced and apocalyptic look at the financial future, taking in financiers' greed, central banks' incompetence and impending Armageddon for the dollar...Rickards may be right that 'the system is going wobbly.'"

—The Financial Times


"The Death of Money makes a valuable contribution to our economic discourse."

Forbes


"James Rickards' The Death of Money is ... making it a veritable golden age for smart books on the current state of the global economy." 

Politico


“A terrifically interesting and useful book . . . fascinating.”

—Kenneth W. Dam, Former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and Adviser to three presidents


The Death of Money contains very big, provocative ideas clearly explained and delivered in an even handed tone that steers away from the sensational proclamation yet successfully undercuts conventional market wisdom."

John Hathaway, Portfolio Manager, Tocqueville Gold Fund


The Death of Money is an engrossing account of the massive stresses accumulating in the global financial system, especially since the 2008 financial crisis. Jim Rickards is a natural teacher."

—John H. Makin, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute



Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1 Money and Geopolitics

  • Chapter 1: Prophecy

  • Chapter 2: The War God's Face

Part 2 Money and Markets

  • Chapter 3: The Ruin of Markets

  • Chapter 4: China's New Financial Warlords

  • Chapter 5: The New German Reich

  • Chapter 6: BELLS, BRICS, and Beyond

Part 3 Money and Wealth

  • Chapter 7: Debt, Deficits, and the Dollar

  • Chapter 8: Central Bank of the World

  • Chapter 9: Gold Redux

  • Chapter 10: Crossroads

  • Chapter 11: Maelstrom

Conclusion

Afterword

Acknowledgments

Notes

Selected Resources

Index