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Non-Monetary Economies: A Study On Different Governing Principles, Richard Perry Vest Ii
Non-Monetary Economies: A Study On Different Governing Principles, Richard Perry Vest Ii
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
This thesis examines a new economic system with a focus on non-monetary (primarily automation) aspects. Currency has been used in exchange for goods and services and this exchange has often resulted in benefits gained by any given individual. What if that wasn’t the case? How might society function if it was not influenced by currency? This thesis explores this hypothetical concept of an economy without currency with a focus given to automation. Using utility and production functions, discussion is given on how supply and demand functions behave in a non-monetary economy, how governing policy could be handled, and how society …