M E AS U R I N G M O N E Y
The definition of money as anything that is generally accepted in payment for
goods and services tells us that money is defined by people s behaviour. What
makes an asset money is that people believe it will be accepted by others when
making payment. As we have seen, many different assets have performed this role
over the centuries, ranging from gold to paper currency to chequing accounts. For
that reason, this behavioural definition does not tell us exactly what assets in our
C H A P T E R 3
What Is Money?
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