Distributed Ledgers
Design and Regulation of Financial Infrastructure and Payment Systems
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2021
Summary
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) has the potential to transform economic organization and financial structures. In this book, Robert Townsend steps back from the hype and controversy surrounding DLT (and the related, but not synonymous, innovations of blockchain and Bitcoin) to offer an economic analysis of what distributed ledgers can do and a blueprint for the optimal design and regulation of financial systems.
Townsend examines the key components of distributed ledgers, discussi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262539876 |
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| ISBN-10: | 026253987X |
| Author: | Robert M. Townsend |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 316g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm |
About The Author
Robert M. Townsend
Robert M. Townsend is Elizabeth & James Killian Professor of Economics at MIT and the coauthor of Chronicles from the Field- The Townsend Thai Project (MIT Press).
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