ISBN:
9791221503470
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (594 p.)
Series Statement:
Datini Studies in Economic History Series v.4
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Orlandi, Angela Mezzi Di Scambio Non Monetari. Merci e Servizi Come Monete Alternative Nelle Economie Dei Secoli XIII-XVIII / Alternative Currencies. Commodities and Services As Exchange Currencies in the Monetarized Economies of the 13th to 18th Centuries
Keywords:
Barter Congresses History
;
Exchange Congresses History
;
Troc - Europe - Histoire - Congrès
;
Échange (Économie politique) - Europe - Histoire - Congrès
;
Europe Congresses Commerce
;
History
;
Europe Congresses Economic conditions
;
Europe - Commerce - Histoire - Congrès
;
Europe - Conditions économiques - Congrès
Abstract:
The volume focuses on the importance and placement of alternative exchange practices in the 13th to 18th centuries, specifically examining goods and services used as means of payment in barter or in-kind transactions. Despite monetary theory emphasizing credit and real currency, coins or paper money did not prevent in-kind transactions. Barter isn't merely a result of a lack of money, but rather an economic choice with diverse reasons, meanings, and consequenc
Note:
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