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The Financial Foundations of Civilation

Great art? Success in war and conquest? Sanitation? Health? Historians have often argued about what exactly defines great societies. In "The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World," writer and Harvard professor Niall Ferguson argues that finance, is, in fact, the foundation of human progress. Larry talks with Ferguson about his theory.