Barter and the Future of Money: The Currency Crisis [Hardcover]

Terry L. Neal (Author), Gary K. Eisler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996

Authors introduce readers to alternative economies-where big deals and transactions take place with "trade dollars", and "cash equivalent credits". Author shows how important trading will become in the future as more and more savvy business people, enter the entrepreneurial market.

Many examples shown how airline credit, artwork, stocks, phone cards, media credits and other goods become currency.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A most intriguing and exciting book. It opens one's eyes to the future of a new marketplace." -- G. Dale Weight, Ph.D., former Federal Reserve Economist

"An enlightning and stimulating book with a very unique perspective. A fascinating discussion of the evolution of how people exchange." -- Joe Morris, CPA author, former Project Manager with the Financial Accounting Standards Board

About the Author

Years of experience in the Barter industry. Neal founded ITEX, the largest retail barter company in the country. Neal is a financial consultant to businesses and governments in eleven countries as well as a number of legal and acocunting firms in the US and Canada.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 225 pages
• Publisher: Master Media Pub Corp (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571010610
• ISBN-13: 978-1571010612
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,206,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rate the Book, August 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Barter and the Future of Money: The Currency Crisis (Hardcover)

This is as good an introduction to barter and money as you can find. It explains the concept in very simple terms and also gives you a background into the history of money and how paper currency issued by governments came to play such a pivotal role during the last two centuries. By reading this book one realizes " how shaky is the foundation of modern money". This may seem shocking at first but, on closer observation, looks very reasonable and he backs it up with specific examples. The impact of technology on money has been discussed as well. Some of the true stories on barter would be very useful to operators of small barter exchanges, especially the instances where local exchanges have flourished in spite of very adverse conditions solely on the integrity of their founders. The book would have even greater value if the authors had covered the tax consequences of barter transactions in more detail. Overall it is a very useful book for people wanting to enter the barter business.

5.0 out of 5 stars BARTER THE FUTURE OF MONEY, July 15, 2009

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DENIEIRE GUEIROS (BRAZIL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barter and the Future of Money: The Currency Crisis (Hardcover)

Pretty interesting book, definitively worth a read.The book is very well written with easy to follow. Highly recommended.
Deni Gueiros