Debt: The First 5,000 Years 〈480p〉
: Since the end of the gold standard, we have returned to a virtual credit era, though its rules are still being defined. Available Editions
: Virtual credit money dominated.
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Graeber challenges the "myth of barter"—the idea taught in most economics textbooks that money was invented to solve the inconveniences of bartering goods. : Since the end of the gold standard,