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[594] Chance: In exchanging
commodities, persons are trying to obtain use-value. In other
words, they exchange something they possess for something that
they need. Something that can provide them with use-value.
In barter transactions, persons are normally just trying to
get rid of surplus items. Items they normally cannot exchange
for anything of use-value to them. The reason other
communities are usually involved, is because other communities
have different needs than those close around us. In other
words, comparing a large region of communities, those
communities are often very heterogenous and have different
needs. Bartering allows a person to get rid of an item for a
different type of item, but not necessarily something of
use-value -- just a different item. |
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