A Market Theory of Money

John Hicks's writing on monetary economics spans over 50 years. This book draws together the common threads of his work in a single succinct statement of the basics of monetary theory. It also outlines a theory of competitive markets which can be linked to the monetary sector; neither standard classical or neo-classical value theory can , on its own, fill the gap between monetary and non-monetary economics. In reviewing his own work, Hicks explains the way in which economic theory has been adjusted to reflect developments in the real economy. He sees these changes, sometimes quite major, as the discovery of truths which have become more appropriate, rather than the the discovery of completely new truths.

Introduction; Part I: The working of markets: Supply and demand; The function of speculation; The pricing of manufactures; The labour market; Part II: Money and Finance: The nature of money; The market makes its money; Banks and bank money; Choice among assets; Theories of interest - Keynes versus Marshall; Markets in shares - ownership and control; Part III: Problems and Policies: The old trade cycle; The credit economy; Interest and investment; An international economy; Appendix: Risk and uncertainty; Index