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The Price of Time

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.

The Bank of England and the Government Debt:

Drawing heavily on archival research, William A. Allen sheds light on little-known aspects of central-banking and monetary policy.