Barter Economy - The First Five Thousand Years

Logist David Graber explores the fascinating history of debt, money and economies. It starts out by debunking the common myth that prior to coinage, everyone were trapped in this inefficient mode of barter. The problem with early pre mone eg utilitarian society was in part that they didn't scaleyou heard that one before. U they relied on community bonds to fors a collective sense of what was good for the group as a whole.