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A propos du concept de monnaie

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  • Bernard Courbis
  • Éric Froment
  • Jean-Michel Servet

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[eng] There is no agreement between economists about the definition of money. The authors indicate the necessity of a transhistoricai definition of the concept of Money. A relevant definition must take account of the wide range of monetary practices and forms which can be observed through time and space. The only two functions of money are account and payment ; the store function is not a specific one. In our societies, monetary dynamics rely on a game between State's power and market practices. With metal, Money, embeded in a fixed price coin, first has a political feature ; with credit, merchants tend to create payment and account instruments requiring authorities'final ratification to get close to Money. [fre] II n'existe pas d'accord entre les économistes sur la définition de la monnaie. Les auteurs montrent la nécessité d'une définition transhistorique du concept de Monnaie, pertinente pour appréhender la diversité des pratiques et des formes monétaires observables dans le temps et l'espace. Ils dégagent deux fonctions essentielles de la monnaie : le compte et le paiement, et montrent que la fonction de réserve n'est pas spécifiquement monétaire. La dynamique monétaire, dans nos sociétés, repose sur un jeu entre pouvoir de l'État et pratiques du marché. Avec le métal, la Monnaie, représentée par la pièce à cours fixé, a initialement une dimension politique. A partir du crédit, les marchands tendent à engendrer des instruments de paiement et de compte qui nécessitent une ratification ultime par le pouvoir pour se rapprocher de la Monnaie.

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  • Bernard Courbis & Éric Froment & Jean-Michel Servet, 1990. "A propos du concept de monnaie," Cahiers d'Économie Politique, Programme National Persée, vol. 18(1), pages 5-29.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:caecpo:cep_0154-8344_1990_num_18_1_1091
    DOI: 10.3406/cep.1990.1091
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    2. Mertens, Johan, 2005. "The Euro and European Identity," MPRA Paper 90619, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Lakomski-Laguerre, Odile & Desmedt, Ludovic, 2015. "L’alternative monétaire Bitcoin : une perspective institutionnaliste," Revue de la Régulation - Capitalisme, institutions, pouvoirs, Association Recherche et Régulation, vol. 18.
    4. Léo MALHERBE, 2017. "Endogenous money: an heterodox synthesis (In French)," Cahiers du GREThA 2017-08, Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée.
    5. Gilles Jacoud, 1994. "Stabilité monétaire et régulation étatique dans l'analyse de Léon Walras," Revue Économique, Programme National Persée, vol. 45(2), pages 257-288.
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