State Unions & Debt

Imperial Finance: A History of Empires

Cycles of Empire or Paradigm Shifts - Niall Ferguson

The Dollar Empire: Pandemics, Inflation & Crypto (10:52)
Rethinking the 'Cycles' of Empire (5:15)
The Role of Financial Innovations for Empire (8:19)
British Empire: Finances, Debts & World Wars (5:47)
The Trajectory of America's Empire: China, Cold Wars & Innovation (7:10)
Jamie & Niall: Q&A Discussion (10:40)
Cycles of Empire or Paradigm Shifts (PDF)

Robber Barons, Piracy & Empires - Marc Andreessen

Building & The Production Question (11:48)
Empires New & Old: Andrew Carnegie & 'Modern' Corporations (9:38)
Whig History, ESG & The March of Progress (8:20)
Railroad Empires, Manifest Destiny & Government Intervention (9:07)
Fighting Empires: The Golden Age of Piracy (11:44)
Empires, Pirates & Anti-Trust (13:15)

Bonds of Power - Tracy Alloway

Russian Imperial Bonds (9:28)
Evolution of Russian Debt: Gold Loans, Lottery Loans & More (5:46)
The Russian Revolution & Default (9:40)
Chinese Imperial Bonds & Railway Revolts (8:16)
Geopolitics & 100-Year Old Chinese Debt (13:56)
Bonds of Power (PDF)

The Financial Infrastructure of Empires - John Handel

19th Century Finance & Imperial Politics: Britain (11:46)
19th Century Finance & Imperial Politics: Germany & France (9:10)
Market Structure & The Gold Standard (4:49)
The Politics of Listing (9:19)
Imperial Financing: The Balkans, Listings & WWI (6:35)
The Material Infrastructures of Finance (10:40)
The Financial Infrastructure of Empires (PDF)

Financing an Empire: Antiquity to America - Michael Green

What is an Empire? (8:35)
Money Changes Everything (4:54)
All Roads Lead to Rome (9:30)
Monetary Debasement (Part I) (7:18)
Monetary Debasement (Part II) (10:08)
Development Economics & MMT (7:36)
Jamie & Mike - Q&A Discussion (8:00)
Financing an Empire (PDF)

Sovereign Debts: War, Repudiation & State Succession - Kim Oosterlinck

War & Sovereign Debt (14:18)
Repudiation (8:59)
Odious Debts: Cuba, Iraq & The Congo (8:21)
Sovereign Debt & Country Break-Ups (8:54)
State Unions & Debt (4:22)
Sovereign Debts: War, Repudiation & State Succession (PDF)

Weimar Hyperinflation: Who Wants to be a Trillionare? - Dr. Chris Dillon

Hyperinflation in History (7:55)
Financing World War I (6:51)
The Poisoned Chalice (6:23)
Consequences of The Peace (10:39)
Budget Deficits (6:12)
The Reichsbank (5:34)
Everyday Life (6:03)
Who Wants to be a Trillionaire (PDF)

Finance & The Crusades - Daniel Edwards

Key Questions & Historical Background (7:59)
Crusade Finance: Public & Private (3:34)
How Did Crusaders Raise Money? (6:15)
How Did Crusaders Move Money? (11:22)
The Financial Impact of Crusading (7:06)