This paper explores the rise of money and class society in ancient Greece, drawing historical and theoretical parallels … metallist theories of money. It will be shown that the origins and the evolution of money were closely intertwined with the rise … and consolidation of class society and inequality. Money, class society, and inequality came into being simultaneously, so …

General Theory) was money. Tracing the origins and uses of money, the myth of the development of money as a medium of exchange … is dispelled and replaced with money used as evidence of debt; specifically, government debt. This paper was presented as … money. The only significant change that has been made is to add several endnotes that will make some of the references more …