technique based on comparative case studies. Evidence on the effects of debt crises is thus presented on a case-by-case basis …

the editors -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction to interest and debt … -- Introduction -- The interest-bearing debt: conceptual framework -- Theory of interest -- Interest-bearing debt in ancient …-bearing debt in ancient civilizations: Sumerian era -- Introduction -- Nature of interest-bearing debt in ancient civilizations and …

"With the spread of interest-based transactions, major problems such as inequality, poverty and debt-based slavery have … interest-bearing debt transactions from Ancient times to the era of Abrahamic religions. In modern times, interest is strictly …