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What are the principal weaknesses of a barter system? How does money eliminate the problems associated with a barter system?
In the early years of the British settlement of Barbados, cotton, tobacco, and sugar were used as money. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the items listed above (commodity money) as legal tender relative to a barter system and the system we have today