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'''Barter''' is direct exchange, a form of trade that does use [[money]] as a medium of exchange. There is some controversy as to whether, or how much, barter was actually prevalent in prehistoric times.<ref>{{md|5921|Barter in Prehistoric Times|Franz Oppenheimer|February 15, 2012}}</ref> {{stub}}
'''Barter''' is direct exchange, a form of trade that does not use [[money]] as a medium of exchange. There is some controversy as to whether, or how much, barter was actually prevalent in prehistoric times.<ref>{{md|5921|Barter in Prehistoric Times|Franz Oppenheimer|February 15, 2012}}</ref> {{stub}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 16:20, 8 August 2012

Barter is direct exchange, a form of trade that does not use money as a medium of exchange. There is some controversy as to whether, or how much, barter was actually prevalent in prehistoric times.[1]

References

  1. "Barter in Prehistoric Times" by Franz Oppenheimer, February 15, 2012