Debt: The First 5,000 Years

David Graeber2011book

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  • Interest and Prices

    Michael Woodford. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.

  • The Holy Grail of Macroeconomics

    Richard Koo. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.

  • Lords of Finance

    Liaquat Ahamed. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.

  • This Time Is Different

    Carmen Reinhart · Kenneth Rogoff. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.

  • Manias, Panics and Crashes

    Charles Kindleberger. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.