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Richard D. Wolff: What Is Money? Why Do Some Have More Than Others?

Richard D. Wolff discusses the instrument of exchange that we use in our society on a daily basis.

Also see: Richard D. Wolff: What Are Capitalism and Socialism? What Differentiates Them?

This interview with Richard D. Wolff, University of Massachusetts professor of Economics Emeritus, Marxist economist and founder of Democracy at Work, discusses the instrument of exchange that we use in our society on a daily basis,. Topics include:

  • What is money?
  • What type of monetary system do we have today?
  • Is money a societal creation?
  • Why do some have more than others?
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