What is money?
How money moves
Money around the world
Money customs
Chapter 1: How money works
What makes cash, banknotes and anything else count as money? And
why do we all trust it?
Chapter 2: The story of money
Money has existed long before the first coins were made, and over
the centuries it has taken on many unusual forms. How did it all
come about?
Chapter 3: In the bank
Almost every adult has a bank account - but why? What do banks
actually do? Are there any alternatives? And was it really the
banks' fault that the world suffered a financial meltdown in
2008?
Chapter 4: Earning and borrowing
Don't have any money? No problem! Almost anyone can get hold of
some money, by working for it, or borrowing from someone who has
it.
Chapter 5: Spending, growing and giving
Some people spend everything they have very quickly. Others prefer
to save up. If you have some money to spare, you should give it
away to charity - shouldn't you?
Chapter 6: Governments and money
Taxes, deficits, inflation, deflation, quantitative easing - what
does it all mean, and who's in charge?
Chapter 7: Big questions
How to be a billionaire, how to buy happiness, how to make the
world a fairer place - and other important questions that nobody
knows the answers to - yet.
What next?
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgements
Matthew writes books for Usborne about all sorts of subjects, including history, science and Planet Earth. Before he did this, he studied English at university and worked for the BBC where he made funny radio programmes. He lives in London and spends his weekends visiting its many museums and exploring different parts of the city.
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