Without it, and lacking any form of recognized money, individuals would have to resort to barter or credit.

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Its very ease stimulates transactions, just as money did vis--vis barter, and as credit cards have done today vis--vis carrying currency around.

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Whereas barter is rife in manufacturing, cash has replaced credit in retailing.

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Credit and commerce collapsed under the resulting inflation and distrust, barter returned to poorer parts of the empire like northwestern Europe, and land values there plummeted.

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