Why gold is valuable

Elements

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 277-280

  Butt, Charles R M ^a   Hough, Robert M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold properties; Gold use; Historical production; Wealth

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PRODUCTION; MONETARY COSTS; PER CAPITA; PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS; WEALTH;

ECONOMICS;

COST; CURRENCY; GOLD; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INFLATION;

EID: 72949107097     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.5.5.277     Document Type: Article

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