Chrematistics (from Greek: χρηματιστική) according to Thales of Miletus is the art of getting rich. == Ancient Greece == Aristotle established the fundamental difference between economics and chrematistics. The accumulation of money itself is an unnatural activity that dehumanizes those who practice it. Like Plato, he condemns the accu... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrematistics
Chre`ma·tis'tics noun [ Greek ... 9sc. ...) the art of traffic, from ... goods, money, from ... to use.] The science of wealth; the science, or a branch of the science, of political economy. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/73