The Ascent of Money

Name: The Ascent of Money
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-11-17
Rating: 8
Cast: Niall Ferguson

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Documentary

Historian Niall Ferguson tells the story of money and the rise of global finance. Bringing context and understanding to the current economic crisis, he reveals how the history of finance has been punctuated by gut-wrenching crashes.

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StatusEnded

First AiredNovember 17, 2008

Last AiredDecember 22, 2008

Episode Runtime49dk

Seasons1

Episodes6

TypeMiniseries

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

money finance

Production Companies

Chimerica Media

Networks

Last Episode

S1 E6 • 12/22/2008

Chimerica

Since the 1990s, once risky markets in Asia, Latin America and eastern Europe have become better investments than the UK or US stock market. The explanation is the rise of 'Chimerica', the economic marriage of China and the United States. But does it make sense for poor Chinese savers to lend to rich American spenders?