Examine the powerful role that today’s banking system plays in individual financial activities and how monetary policymaking shapes the world’s financial system with this innovative new approach to today’s principles of money and banking. Croushore’s innovative M & B was shaped by extensive input from today’s students and refined by numerous dedicated instructors to deliver an engaging, accessible book and online learning tools that meet the diverse needs of today’s learners. The book’s brief, focused approach reads like a business periodical as it addresses the modern framework of today’s financial system in which both financial markets and banks play important roles. A wealth of real business applications, infused with memorable examples, relate financial topics to every day life and today’s careers. M&B connects today’s readers to the latest developments in money and banking for long-term personal and career success.