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The Ascent of Money
2008
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The Ascent of Money
Dreams of avarice 1 Season 1 Episode
49 min
2008
8.6
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, Professor Ferguson explains the origins of credit and debt and why credit networks are indispensable to any civilisation.
