Search Results for: Public Debt Through The Ages

We consider public debt from a long-term historical perspective, showing how the purposes for which governments borrow have evolved over time. Periods when debt

We consider public debt from a long-term historical perspective, showing how the purposes for which governments borrow have evolved over time. Periods when debt

A dive into the origins, management, and uses and misuses of sovereign debt through the ages. Public debts have exploded to levels unprecedented in modern histo

This book analyzes public debt from a political, historical, and global perspective. It demonstrates that public debt has been a defining feature in the constru