Recession Survival: The Return to a Barter Economy

Courtesy Digg - Business & Finance  Wed, 06/03/2009 - 07:40

With trust in the world’s currency at an all-time low, bartering has reemerged as a possible solution to the credit crunch.

All but forgotten, bartering predates any modern form of currency, and arose naturally in the ancient world as the primary means of economic exchange.


 

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