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The Emergence of Credit Money

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Marx’s argument on money, credit and fictitious capital in volume III of Capital relies on a logic of ‘emergence’, which deserves attention not just for methodological reasons. What is meant by logic of emergence?

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Ganssmann, H. (1998). The Emergence of Credit Money. In: Bellofiore, R. (eds) Marxian Economics: A Reappraisal. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26118-5_9

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