Unemployment during the Great Depression was 25 percent. So, just how does the current economic crisis stack up against history's other bubble-bursting periods? Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and the author of The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, places the current financial crisis in historical context.
Comments [3]
How about pompous and pontificating?
btw lisp would only be an example of onomatopoeia if it were pronounced lithp.
One of my favorite words.
gangrene.
I would be interested to hear what Niall has to say about the rise of Islamic banking. Does it have any elements that would appeal to our own Western finance systems?
Leave a Comment
Register for your own account so you can vote on comments, save your favorites, and more. Learn more.
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. We reserve the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the Comment Guidelines before posting. By leaving a comment, you agree to New York Public Radio's Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use.