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May 24: Adam Smith's WEALTH OF NATIONS They Had No Money—Yet Bought and Sold
Debts were not always paid in money. Not so long ago the butcher paid for his keg of beer with a slab of beef, and oxen were exchanged for land and wives. Adam Smith tells the interesting story of the origin and use of money. Read from Adam Smith's WEALTH OF NATIONS ...... Vol. 10, pp. 22-33 |