The Ascent of Money
From Bullion to Bubbles (#101)
Discover how money evolved from a crude system of coins to a complex global financial system.
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The Ascent of Money | Part 1: From Bullion to Bubbles ... (#101)
Full Program: Niall Ferguson looks at the history of moneylending, bond markets and the stock market. 56:27
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The Ascent of Money | Part 4: Planet Finance | PBS (#104)
Full Program: Niall Ferguson chronicles the globalization of finance, and the recent economic collapse. 57:44
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The Ascent of Money | Part 3: Risky Business | PBS (#103)
Full Program: The roots of the insurance industry; natural disasters and risk management; hedge funds. 56:14
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The Ascent of Money | Part 2: Bonds of War | PBS (#102)
Full Program: Niall Ferguson follows the rise of finance in Europe and its expansion into the Far East. 55:41
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The Ascent of Money | Part 4: Planet Finance | PBS (#104)
Full Program: Niall Ferguson chronicles the globalization of finance, and the recent economic collapse. 57:44
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Program Description: In this four-part series, Harvard historian Niall Ferguson delves deep into how the complex system of global finance evolved over the centuries, how money has shaped the course of human affairs and how the mechanics of this economic system work to create seemingly unlimited wealth - or catastrophic loss.
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