Project Gutenberg 2011-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 363 Phillips, Chester Arthur 1882 1976 Phillips, C. A. (Chester Arthur) Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Josephine Paolucci, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "Readings in Money and Banking" by Chester Arthur Phillips is an educational text written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a supplemental collection of readings related to the subjects of money, banking, and currency, aimed primarily at students studying economics and finance. The book discusses the historical context, functions, and properties of money, as well as significant banking concepts and contemporary issues of its time. At the start of this text, the author lays the groundwork for understanding the significance of money as a medium of exchange and a measure of value. He addresses the concept of barter and the inconveniences associated with it, ultimately leading to the emergence of money as a solution to facilitate trade. He explores the roles that different materials, especially metals like gold and silver, have played throughout history in serving as currency. Phillips highlights key ideas around the beginnings and evolution of monetary systems, emphasizing their importance for economic stability and growth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Money Banks and banking Banks and banking -- United States HG Text Category: Economics 2107329 2025-08-14T09:40:36.976591 text/html 2116238 2011-01-30T16:21:17 text/html 1361201 2025-08-14T09:41:05.500970 application/epub+zip 1374640 2025-08-14T09:40:44.185551 application/epub+zip 834980 2025-08-14T09:40:41.033533 application/epub+zip 2038782 2025-08-14T09:41:20.181864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1933512 2025-08-14T09:41:01.660916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1386994 2022-09-16T07:04:29.629934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1889168 2025-08-14T09:40:33.211560 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1888829 2011-01-30T16:16:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1888856 2011-01-30T16:16:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20080 2025-08-14T09:41:20.363832 application/rdf+xml 17326 2025-08-14T09:40:41.635527 image/jpeg 4038 2025-08-14T09:40:41.335518 image/jpeg 647951 2011-01-30T16:16:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 1195047 2011-01-30T16:23:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 647739 2011-01-30T16:16:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 1286705 2025-08-14T09:40:37.124552 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog