Age of Uncertainty: 6 -- The Rise and Fall of Money (1977)
1977 · Short film · 29 min
Synopsis
The Age of Uncertainty Series. aJohn Kenneth Galbraith examines the history and function of money in society during the last two centuries. Points out its limitations as an economic and social "cure." Analyzes the cycles of instability and inflation which plague the system. Follows the rise of central banking in England and the invention of paper money by America. Ends the Great Depression of the 1930's.
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Details
- Running time
- 29 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Banks and Banking
- The Age of Uncertainty Series
- Economics
- Money