How did money come to be invented ? Why does it now have such significance in our lives ? Does it make us happier or unhappier ? And what does the future hold for it ? With brilliant clarity and insight, Yuval Noah Harari takes the reader on a journey from the very first coins through to 21st-century economics and shows us how we are all on the brink of a revolution, whether we like it or not.
How did money come to be invented ? Why does it now have such significance in our lives ? Does it make us happier or unhappier ? And what does the future hold for it ? With brilliant clarity and insight, Yuval Noah Harari takes the reader on a journey from the very first coins through to 21st-century economics and shows us how we are all on the brink of a revolution, whether we like it or not.