Akinobu Kuroda

Akinobu Kuroda

The University of Tokyo

Chinese and Global Monetary History

ankuroda@ias.edu

Statement: Money works in different ways according to the society and period since exchange occurs in a variety of patterns. With three characteristics: dependency on fragmental coinage; usage of silver by weight; and the earliest circulation of paper money, traditional China reveals another type of monetary economy.

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