Money in Early Christian Ireland According to the Irish Laws
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2107364 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marilyn Gerriets (St. Francis Xavier University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 323-339 |
| Publication date | 1985-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Studies in Society and History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4175 • E-ISSN: 1475-2999 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0010417500011403 |
| OpenAlex | W2110951775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 11 |
The origins and first uses of money have long been topics of interest to scholars. Although economists today still repeat Adam Smith's argument that money was created to eliminate barter, researchers with an extensive knowledge of archaic and primitive cultures have shown that money was often required for reasons other than the indirect exchange of goods. Irish evidence gives a European example of primitive money used to pay fines and to meet social obligations; what made the money valuable was that it enabled its recipients to perform these functions. Money was not used to facilitate the indirect exchange of goods
Argument (complex analysis · Barter · Currency · Economics · Endogenous money · Fiat money · Irish · Law and economics · Market economy · Medium of exchange · Monetary economics · Monetary policy · Money measurement concept · Positive economics · Velocity of money · Classical Antiquity Studies · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2024 (27) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |