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100	1		_aCastronova, Edward.
245	1	0	_aWildcat currency : _bhow the virtual money revolution is transforming the economy / _cEdward Castronova.
263			_a1406
264		1	_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c2014.
300			_axxii, 265 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Private currencies have always existed, from notes printed by individual banks to the S&H Green Stamps that consumers once redeemed for household items. Today's economy has seen an explosion of new forms of monetary exchange not created by the federal government. Credit card companies offer points that can be traded in for a variety of goods and services, from airline miles to online store credit. Online game creators have devised new mediums of electronic exchange that turn virtual money into real money. Meanwhile, real money is increasingly going digital, where it competes with private currencies like Bitcoin. The virtual and the real economic worlds are intermingling more than ever before, raising the possibility that this new money might eventually replace the government-run system of dollars, euros, and yen. Edward Castronova is the leading researcher in this field, a founder of scholarly online game studies and an expert on the economies of virtual worlds. In this dynamic and essential work, he explores the current phenomenon of virtual currencies and what it will mean legally, politically, and economically in the future. In doing so, he provides a fascinating, often surprising discourse on the meaning of money itself-what it is, what we think it is, and how we relate to it on an emotional level"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650		0	_aMoney.
650		0	_aTokens.
650		0	_aExchange.
650		0	_aValue.
650		7	_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / General (see also COMPUTERS / Electronic Commerce). _2bisacsh
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