A Brief History of Moneyby@ralphbenko
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A Brief History of Money

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Money is a technology designed to facilitate commerce and investment. Money was primarily developed by scientists, not economists, although first definitively defined by that great economist William Stanley Jevons.  Economists study money.  Scientists defined and engineered it.   When the notorious Scottish economist John Law meddled in French monetary policy, he infamously muddled it, destroying France financially.  

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