The Emergence of Commodity Money Alongside a Functioning Fiat Money (Economics ARTICLES‪)‬

INTRODUCTION Do you ever wonder how your pharmacy always (or nearly always) has the prescription medication you need when you need it? Grocery stores often find themselves short of bread, or milk, or some item that is on your shopping list. Everyone has experienced the frustration of going to the shoe store and finding the perfect shoe, only to discover that they do not have it in your size. How is it that pharmacies, with hundreds of drugs behind the counter, successfully manage to maintain an inventory that supports a nearly perfect on time delivery record, when other businesses frequently find themselves short of a particular item?