The Euro at 20
The Future of our Money
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- Perspectives
- on
- the
- future
- of
- cash
- from
- a
- political,
- economic
- and
- philosophical
- viewpointOver
- the
- past
- 20
- years,
- euro
- cash
- has
- become
- a
- tangible
- symbol
- of
- economic
- integration
- and
- cohesion
- in
- Europe.
- It
- stands
- for
- stability
- and
- trust,
- especially
- in
- times
- of
- crisis.
- However,
- a
- look
- ahead
- at
- what
- the
- future
- holds
- for
- Europe’s
- single
- currency
- suggests
- there
- are
- some
- specific
- challenges
- looming.
- For
- example,
- the
- new
- forms
- of
- payment
- and
- so-called
- cryptocurrencies
- that
- the
- digital
- turn
- has
- ushered
- in
- have
- cast
- fundamental
- doubt
- on
- the
- status
- of
- cash
- and
- government-issued
- currencies.
- The
- authors
- of
- this
- book
- provide
- a
- nuanced
- overview
- of
- the
- topic
- by
- looking
- at
- multiple
- aspects
- of
- money
- and
- currency
- from
- different
- angles.
- This
- affords
- a
- new
- sense
- of
- perspective
- in
- the
- often
- vehement
- debate
- over
- the
- future
- of
- our
- money.With
- essays
- by
- Otmar
- Issing,
- Clemens
- Fuest,
- Hans-Jürgen
- Papier,
- Peter
- Sloterdijk,
- Barry
- Eichengreen,
- Viviana
- Zelizer
- and
- Gaspard Koenig.
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