Description
About the Author
James Macdonald was an investment banker for many years. He lives in Oxford, England.
Reviews
"Remarkable... [This] book could scarcely be more comprehensive... Since Macdonald was for many years a British investment banker, he has a hands-on feel for his subject. But he has not allowed his technical expertise to get in the way of his lucid prose: his argument is readily accessible to a lay reader. And that argument is convincing."--Gordon S. Wood, New York Review of Books "A fine history of public finance from ancient Greece and Persia to the present."--Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs "Written clearly and accessibly... A challenging yet fascinating work [that] could hardly be more timely."--Michelle Wucker, Washington Post "Macdonald has something exciting to teach all serious students of history-that the evolution of democratic institutions is not just about taxation and representation but also about investment."--Niall Ferguson, author of The Cash Nexus "This book begins with Moses, ends with World War II, and covers just about every important development in public finance in between. Yet, for all his range, MacDonald offers a simple, stunning thesis: Democracy arises from public debt."--James Galbraith, Democracy
Book Information
ISBN 9780691126326
Author James Macdonald
Format Paperback
Page Count 576
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 907g