Submitted by Majrelende in lobby (edited )
TLBM wrote
Reply to comment by An_Old_Big_Tree in Friday Free Talk (2020-02-28) by Majrelende
Debt: the first 5000 years, by David graeber? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years
Also, Isn't anprim litterature full of critiques of economics?
Finally, An anarchists FAQ has a few paragraphs on economics. http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/secCcon.html
An_Old_Big_Tree wrote
Debt: the first 5000 years, by David graeber? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years
This is a bit bigger at texts than I'm going for. Also, based on the page you linked, this is the gist of the critique:
The author claims that debt and credit historically appeared before money, which itself appeared before barter. This is the opposite of the narrative given in standard economics texts dating back to Adam Smith. To support this, he cites numerous historical, ethnographic and archaeological studies. He also claims that the standard economics texts cite no evidence for suggesting that barter came before money, credit and debt, and he has seen no credible reports suggesting such.
But I'm looking for more than some historical claims.
Also, Isn't anprim litterature full of critiques of economics?
I don't know.
Finally, An anarchists FAQ has a few paragraphs on economics. http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/secCcon.html
This looks promising, I will give it a shot when I can. Thanks!
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