The Age of Uncertainty
The Rise and Fall of Money
Season 1 Episode 6 of 13
John Kenneth Galbraith traces the history of money - its uses and abuses, the grand successes and the spectacular disasters - from the banks of 17th-century Amsterdam to the dark days of the Great Depression. First broadcast in 1977
The Age of Uncertainty airs on BBC Four HD at 11:45 PM, Sunday 2 November. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Social ➝ Political Issues ➝ Economics