How Finance Opened the Door for Capitalism Then Swallowed It Whole
by
Richard Westra
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
Usury laid medieval society to waste. Western civilization was saved by the rise of capitalism, which tamed the activities of money lending, and endowed them with socially redeeming value, tethering finance to expanding production of material goods and increased social wealth. Now, as the 21st century...