The Wealth of Nations (Book I, Ch. IV), by Adam Smith
May 24, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 1263
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Episode description
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. (Volume 10, Harvard Classics)
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