Kaufman, Frederick
Summary: "Half fable, half manifesto, this brilliant new take on the ancient concept of cash lays bare its unparalleled capacity to empower, enchant, and control us. Frederick Kaufman tackles the complex history of money, beginning with the earliest myths and wrapping up with Wall Street's byzantine present-day doings. Along the way, he exposes a set of allegorical plots, stock characters, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Other Press 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.4 KAUKaufman, Frederick
Summary: Investigates the hidden connection between global food and global finance by asking the simple question: Why can't delicious, inexpensive, and healthy food be available to everyone on Earth? Reveals that money pouring into the global derivatives market in grain futures is having astonishing consequences that reach far beyond your dinner table, including the Arab Spring, bankrupt farmers,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2012