From Shylock's pound of flesh to the loan sharks of Glasgow, from the ''promises to pay'' on Babylonian clay tablets to Medici banking system. Professor Ferguson explains the origins of credit and debt and why credit networks are indispensable to any civilisation.
Ascent of Money: Episode 1
Duration 50 minutes.
Certificate UC
Released 2008
Contents - 1 x DVD
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