In 1872, Barter was cowhided by a woman, and a committee formally requested the editor to vamose the town! |
Following Adam Smith, humans have a natural tendency to barter, truck, and trade. |
And if you need something done for your business but don't have the money to pay for it, you can always barter goods or services in exchange. |
There weren't any Roman emperors about to barter oysters weight by weight for gold, as they did in the ancient past. |
The programme takes them on a journey through time from barter and trade, to today's financial practises. |
People genuinely thought that after this there would be no more money systems, that it'd all be barter. |