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Money and Inflation

Gujarat Board · Class 12 · Economics

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Barter System and its Limitations

  • Barter system is the direct exchange of goods and services without using money as a medium
  • It worked well in simple agricultural economies with limited needs
  • Three major limitations: Problem of double coincidence of wants, difficulty in storing value, and problem of measuring value
2

Origin and Evolution of Money

  • Money evolved from commodities and animals used as medium of exchange
  • In India, agriculture-based economy led to use of animals like cows, horses, buffalo
  • Animals had limitations - they could get sick, die, or were difficult to transport
3

Meaning and Functions of Money

  • Marshall's definition: 'Money is that medium which is used as a means of exchange without any doubt or investigation regardless of time or place'
  • Robertson's definition: 'What is accepted universally in exchange of goods or services'
  • Three primary functions: Medium of exchange, Store of value, Measure of value
4

Types of Money

  • Six main types: Commodity money, Animal money, Metal money, Paper money, Plastic money, Banking money
  • Commodity money: Goods with intrinsic value used as money
  • Animal money: Livestock used as medium of exchange

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A system of exchange where goodsMoney serves three primary functionsMoney evolved from commodity money (cropsInflation is a sustained increaseInflation caused by increase in aggregate

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