Project Gutenberg 2014-05-30 Public domain in the USA. 109 Solvay, Ernest 1838 1922 Denis, Hector 1842 1913 Social Comptabilism The Cheque and Clearing Service in the Austrian Postal Savings Bank. Proposed Law laid before the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Produced by Richard Tonsing, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Social Comptabilism" by Ernest Solvay is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores the theoretical foundation of a new economic system that proposes replacing traditional money with a system of bookkeeping transactions, which it claims could offer significant advantages without the disadvantages of currency. The primary focus lies in analyzing how transactions could function without the necessity of money, emphasizing the idea of maintaining records of value and credit through a system referred to as “social comptabilism.” The opening of the work introduces the concept of replacing money with an account-keeping system that theoretically would allow for transactions to be conducted without physical currency. Solvay begins by discussing the role of money in society, arguing that it is mainly beneficial for commercial transactions and is not strictly necessary for all individuals. He posits that if transactions could be recorded legally and efficiently in a bookkeeping manner, money itself could become obsolete. The text outlines the theoretical implications of such a system, suggesting that it could simplify trade and improve economic relations without the complications brought about by the fluctuations of monetary value. The work aims to lay the groundwork for a practical application of these ideas, including examples from existing systems in Austria. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45824/45824-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 49.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Postal savings banks Postal savings banks -- Austria HG Text Category: Economics 242922 2025-09-18T13:07:38.539245 text/html 224092 2024-10-24T07:39:41 text/html 725796 2025-09-18T13:07:44.725279 application/epub+zip 725353 2025-09-18T13:07:40.103319 application/epub+zip 130001 2025-09-18T13:07:38.926315 application/epub+zip 989281 2025-09-18T13:07:47.461789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 973826 2025-09-18T13:07:43.449279 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204879 2022-09-20T20:39:20.344771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229648 2025-09-18T13:07:38.006276 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209829 2024-10-24T07:39:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17266 2025-09-18T13:07:47.598737 application/rdf+xml 12271 2025-09-18T13:07:39.006277 image/jpeg 2402 2025-09-18T13:07:38.967278 image/jpeg 710666 2025-09-18T13:07:38.588259 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia