{"product_id":"economics-anthropology-and-the-origin-patrick-spread-9781032322308","title":"Economics, Anthropology and the Origin of Money as a Bargaining Counter","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor many decades economists have disputed with economic anthropologists over the origins of money. Economists claim that money emerged from barter exchange; anthropologists claim that it originated as a 'unit of account' in the temples and palaces of ancient Mesopotamia. This book argues that money originated as a bargaining counter in a system of money-bargaining, emerging almost seamlessly from barter-bargaining. This is not the 'money' of mainstream economic conception - a 'veil' cast over a system of resource allocation defined in mathematical terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfidence in the bargaining counter is sustained through 'support-bargaining, ' a process in which individuals seek the support of their associates but seek at the same time to advance their own interests. A comprehensive 'Introduction to Support-Bargaining and Money-Bargaining' is provided by the work. The arrival of coin-money is recognised by many as a crucial event in the history of mankind, and it is argued here that the distinctive character of support-bargaining in ancient Greek city states\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emade possible the introduction of coin-money. The dependence of coin-money on a particular form of support-bargaining also suggests the reason why coin-money was not introduced much earlier, given that the technology for producing coins was available long before their adoption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to researchers in the history and origins of money, banking and economic theory more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Spread\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032322306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032322308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.67d","brand":"Patrick Spread","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48999887339775,"sku":"9781032322308","price":60.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/economics-anthropology-and-the-origin-patrick-spread-9781032322308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}