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Erald Kolasi

Author of The Physics of Capitalism. PhD in Physics. Scientist and economist writing about energy, technology, economics, ecology, geopolitics, public policy, and the social sciences. Find out more about my work at www.eraldkolasi.com, or visit my Substack at substack.com/@technodynamics
The Barter Lie: How Capitalism Rewrote Economic History

The Barter Lie: How Capitalism Rewrote Economic History 

June 20, 2025June 19, 2025 by Erald Kolasi

The claim that money developed as a medium of exchange to overcome the limits of bartering has become an article of faith in neoclassical economics, but it’s dead wrong.

Categories Op Ed Tags Barter, Capitalism

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