The Ascent of Money Episode 1: Dreams of Avarice

Name: The Ascent of Money Episode 1: Dreams of Avarice
Uploaded: 2018-02-04
Description: From Shylock's pound of flesh to the loan sharks of Glasgow, from the "promises to pay" on Babylonian clay tablets to the Medici banking system. Niall Ferguson explains the origins of credit and debt and why credit networks are indispensable to any civilization.

Niall Ferguson · 2018-02-04

A vivid history of credit and debt showing why repayment networks underpin civilization.

Podcast episodeintermediatebabylonian clay tabletsbanking institutionscredit networksdebt contractsglagow loan sharksmedici bankingNiall Ferguson

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