MMT Factsheet 2: The Origins of Money –

Tracing the Origins of Money: Modern Monetary Theory – Getting Beyond the Barter Myth

My second factsheet is here and it’s about the origins of money

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In Factsheet 2, I cover the topic ‘The Origins of Money’.

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