The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy

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The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy is a book by former Bank of England governor Mervyn King that analyzes the causes of financial crises and proposes reforms to create a more stable global financial system.

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Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy	1
The End of Alchemy	1
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Target entity: The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy
Context triple: [Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury, notableWork, The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy]

A. Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
"Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance" is a book that analyzes the causes and dynamics of financial crises and proposes reforms to make the global economic system more resilient.
B. The Mystery of Banking
The Mystery of Banking is an Austrian School economic treatise by Murray Rothbard that critiques fractional-reserve banking and central banking while advocating for sound money and free-market monetary institutions.
C. The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World is Alan Greenspan’s memoir and economic commentary, reflecting on his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman and analyzing global economic change in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
D. The Philosophy of Money
The Philosophy of Money is Georg Simmel’s influential sociological and philosophical study that examines how money shapes modern culture, social relationships, and individual consciousness.
E. A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy
Target entity description: The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy is a book by former Bank of England governor Mervyn King that analyzes the causes of financial crises and proposes reforms to create a more stable global financial system.

A. Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
"Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance" is a book that analyzes the causes and dynamics of financial crises and proposes reforms to make the global economic system more resilient.
B. The Mystery of Banking
The Mystery of Banking is an Austrian School economic treatise by Murray Rothbard that critiques fractional-reserve banking and central banking while advocating for sound money and free-market monetary institutions.
C. The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World is Alan Greenspan’s memoir and economic commentary, reflecting on his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman and analyzing global economic change in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
D. The Philosophy of Money
The Philosophy of Money is Georg Simmel’s influential sociological and philosophical study that examines how money shapes modern culture, social relationships, and individual consciousness.
E. A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	book ⓘ
aimsTo	create a more stable global financial system ⓘ
analyzes	causes of financial crises ⓘ
author	Mervyn King ⓘ linked to: Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
discusses	capital requirements for banks ⓘ international monetary system ⓘ liquidity risk ⓘ moral hazard in banking ⓘ role of central banks in crises ⓘ too-big-to-fail institutions ⓘ
focusesOnEvent	2007–2008 global financial crisis ⓘ
genre	economics literature ⓘ finance literature ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ
hasISBN	978-1-4087-0760-4 ⓘ
hasPerspectiveOf	former central bank governor ⓘ
hasSubtitle	Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy ⓘ linked to: The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	banking system ⓘ central banking ⓘ financial crises ⓘ financial regulation ⓘ global financial system ⓘ macroeconomic policy ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ
mediaType	ebook ⓘ print ⓘ
notableFor	critique of pre-crisis economic orthodoxy ⓘ policy proposals for central banks ⓘ
pages	approximately 448 ⓘ
placeOfPublication	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
proposes	reforms to financial regulation ⓘ reforms to global monetary arrangements ⓘ reforms to the banking system ⓘ
publicationDate	2016 ⓘ
publisher	Little, Brown and Company ⓘ
relatedTo	Bank of England ⓘ
relatedWorkOfAuthor	Mervyn King ⓘ linked to: Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury
setsInContext	history of money and banking ⓘ
targetAudience	economists ⓘ financial professionals ⓘ general readers interested in economics ⓘ policy makers ⓘ
title	The End of Alchemy ⓘ linked to: The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy

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Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury → notableWork → The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy ⓘ

The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy → hasSubtitle → Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy ⓘ

linked to: The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy

The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy → title → The End of Alchemy ⓘ