Director of photography, Dewald Aukema ; editors, Orly Danon and others ; composer, Steven Severin

Narrator, Niall Ferguson.

"Hosted by ... economist, historian, and Harvard professor Niall Ferguson, The Ascent of Money takes a prescient look at how money evolved, from the concept of credit and debt in the Renaissance to the emergence of a global economy and the subprime crisis we face today. As he traverses the world of money, Ferguson speaks with leading experts including financier George Soros and former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, among others. From the rise of the stocks and bonds markets to subprime mortgages, from the housing bubble to the globalization of money and the concept of 'Chimerica,' Ferguson demonstrates that financial history is the essential backstory behind all history and to the current financial meltdown"--Container.

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