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Understanding all four makes it easier to design a [[self-funding]] system - that is, one that takes in as much [[cashflow]] as it uses. Knowing when or for what reason people entrust money to a system requires the analysis above. Details relevant to [[Consumerium]] should be at [[financial capital]] since there are financial capital instruments that serve one, two or three of the above functions without actually serving all four and thus becoming "money". | |||
See [[w:money]] for a more detailed discussion. | See [[w:money]] for a more detailed discussion. | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 25 November 2003
Money has four functions:
Understanding all four makes it easier to design a self-funding system - that is, one that takes in as much cashflow as it uses. Knowing when or for what reason people entrust money to a system requires the analysis above. Details relevant to Consumerium should be at financial capital since there are financial capital instruments that serve one, two or three of the above functions without actually serving all four and thus becoming "money".
See w:money for a more detailed discussion.