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Spain mined so much silver from south america the incan empire. Kpbs daily news podcast covering local politics, education, health, environment, the border and more. The ascent of money summary chapter 1 dreams of avarice. To be honest, though, i felt like the narrative wandered at times. The ascent of money summary chapter 1 dreams of avarice posted on october 1, 2010 by curiousmanager in 2008, british historian niall ferguson published an extremely insightful book on the phenomenon money. In the second episode of the fourhour series the ascent of money,economist and historian niall ferguson explores john law and his louisiana territory ponzi scheme that wrecked the economy of 18th century france. He begins with the world before money, and how the incan empire had no concept of money at all. Watch the ascent of money season 1, episode 1 part 1. From shylocks pound of flesh to the loan sharks of glasgow, from the promises to pay on babylonian clay tablets to the medici banking system, professor ferguson explains the origins of credit and debt and why credit networks are indispensable to any civilization. In the first episode of the fourhour series, economist and historian niall ferguson documents the roots of money and finance in the conquest of the americas, from the incan empire to the louisiana territory. Oct 01, 2010 the ascent of money summary chapter 1 dreams of avarice posted on october 1, 2010 by curiousmanager in 2008, british historian niall ferguson published an extremely insightful book on the phenomenon money. Nov 17, 2008 the ascent of money full episodes online.
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