Emerging banking systems / P. Bongini, S. Chiarlone, and G. Ferri -- China / S. Chiarlone and G. Ferri -- India / S. Chiarlone and S. Ghosh -- Indonesia / P. Bongini -- Brazil / M. Lossani, L. Ruggerone and M. Zaninelli -- North Africa / A. Cicogna -- Russia / A. Marra -- Turkey / A. Cimenoglu,...

Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. But...