TV Show Details
Air Date:July 8th, 2009
Last Air Date:July 29th, 2009
Status:Ended
Genres:Documentary
Original Language:English
Production Companies:PBS
The Ascent of Money (US) on the Web:Official Website
Cast & Crew
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Niall Ferguson
as Self
The Ascent of Money (US) (2009)
TV Show
Documentary
Plot
As the world continues to struggle to find its footing amid rising unemployment, constricted credit and crumbling banks and industries — raising questions about how the economic system collapsed — PBS presents Niall Ferguson’s ASCENT OF MONEY. This groundbreaking four-part series examines the creation of the economic system by taking viewers on a global trek through the history of money. This documentary delves deeper into how our complex system of global finance evolved over the centuries, how money has shaped the course of human affairs and how the mechanics of this economic system work to create seemingly unlimited wealth — or catastrophic loss.
