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The Origins of Finance

How did the current financial system evolve?

Capitalism 4.0 Capitalism 4.0

 

Anatole Kaletsky

Public Affairs, 2010

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What’s next for the world’s economies? Find out what “Capitalism 4.0” has in store.

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Lords of Finance Lords of Finance

 

Liaquat Ahamed

Penguin Press, 2009

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Bad luck did not cause the Great Depression. Four people were largely responsible for the era’s greatest economic crisis.

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The Ascent of Money The Ascent of Money

 

Niall Ferguson

Penguin, 2008

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Readable history explores the role of finance over time – from credit markets in Renaissance, Italy, to mayhem on Wall Street.

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The Origins of Value The Origins of Value

 

William N. Goetzmann and K. Geert Rouwenhorst

Oxford UP, 2005

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A beautifully illustrated tour of financial history – through the eras with essays on coinage, currency and commerce

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