ASCENT OF MONEY (Series)

From Bullion to Bubbles Niall Ferguson examines how money evolved from a crude system of coins to a complex global financial system of credit, treasury bonds, hedge funds and credit default swaps that have shaped the course of human history.

ASCENT OF MONEY (Series)

Bonds of War Ferguson outlines the close relationship between money and war.

ASCENT OF MONEY (Series)

Risky Business Ferguson traces the role of risk in the creation of both enormous wealth and catastrophic economic fallout.

ASCENT OF MONEY (Series)

Planet Finance Ferguson examines the systems of credit, insurance, bond trading and stock markets that have transcended all national boundaries to create a truly global economic system, opening the door to unprecedented growth, but also worldwide instability in the event of one nation’s downturn.