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Rubbing the loaves. Zeanuri (Bizkaia), 1983. Ander Manterola.

We buy and sell goods or provide and receive services by exchanging money. We do it every day. Trade and service delivery are part of the consumer society we live in and an essential driver for economic development.

In the traditional world, and particularly in rural areas where once in the past monetary transactions hardly ever occurred, bartering and provision of assistance among neighbours and relatives was customary. Human relationships were built upon mutual give and take. (more…)