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17-11-2008 8:52pm

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The Ascent of Money
Season 1 Episode 1 of 6
Dreams of Avarice New series. Niall Ferguson describes the history of global finance and charts the epoch-making events of the capitalist system through the centuries, seeking lessons for the present crisis. He begins by examining the origins of banking and the innovative concepts of credit and debt which underpin the world economy and have driven progress for millennia

A timely series.

Mike

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#2 04-12-2008 1:33pm
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Anyone been following this? Bubbles and the herd mentality was the theme this week, could hardly have been more pertinent.

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#3 04-12-2008 2:31pm
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its a watchable series , I guess it goes to show that market history is worth knowing, The John Law story is worth reading up on.

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