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The Ascent of Money | The Ascent of Money Episode 4: Planet Finance | PBS

Duration: 57:45 (Full Program)
Program: The Ascent of Money #104
Broadcast Date: Jul. 27, 2011

In the final episode, Niall Ferguson chronicles the spread of good and bad financial practices across the globe, the meteoric rise of the American real estate market, and the consequences of the subprime mortgage fiasco.

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