Dreams of avarice
Show: The Ascent of Money --> Season: 1 - Season 1
AirDate: 11/17/2008
Runtime: 49
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Overview: 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.