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MONETARY ECONOMY [1 record]

Record 1 2016-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
DEF

An economic system in which exchange is effected by means of money, as opposed to barter. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

CONT

We shall see ... that in our modern monetary economy, the more people try to save, the less capital goods are produced....

OBS

cash economy: term extracted from the “Glossaire économique” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
OBS

économie monétaire : terme extrait du «Glossaire économique» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
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