The first book of the next crisis. All economic and financial activities take place across time. Interest coordinates these activities. The story of capitalism is thus the story of interest: the price that individuals, companies and nations pay to borrow money. In The Price of Time, Edward Chancellor traces the history of interest from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia, through debates about usury in Restoration Britain and John Law ' s ill-fated Mississippi scheme, to the global credit booms of the twenty-first century. We generally assume that high interest rates are harmful, but Chan The Price of Time - Edward Chancellor od authora Edward Chancellor a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Edward Chancellor |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
432 |
Rok vydání |
2022 |
Žánr |
naučná |
Nakladatelství |
Penguin Books |