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I. Money: Medium of Exchange or Policy Instrument?
II. The Problem Plaguing Monetized Systems: Government Mismanagement of Currency Production
III. The Proposed Remedies to Bureaucratic Corruption of Token Currency
A. Gold: A Note on the "Classical" Solution
B. Monetary Rules:
C. A Free Market Money System: The Competing Currencies Alternative
IV. Conclusion: Competition as the Proper Response to Ignorance
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"Constitution or Competition? Alternative Views on Monetary Reform"

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Brown, Pamela J.
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Autumn 1982
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Literature of Liberty. Vol. v, no. 3, pp. 7-52. Arlington, VA: Institute for Humane Studies
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1982
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Table of Contents
  • I. Money: Medium of Exchange or Policy Instrument?
  • II. The Problem Plaguing Monetized Systems: Government Mismanagement of Currency Production
  • III. The Proposed Remedies to Bureacratic Corruption of Token Currency
  • IV. Conclusion: Competition as the Proper Response to Ignorance
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