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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The fundamental principles that shape the banking world have been in place for a long time.
Chapter 3: The Law family were dealt a bad hand, but John eventually came out triumphant.
Chapter 4: Young John Law lived swiftly, walking a fine line between success and disaster.
Chapter 5: In France, John Law discovered the perfect setting in which to apply his economic ideas.
Chapter 6: John Law set out to make France into Europe’s economic powerhouse.
Chapter 7: John Law’s triumph enriched countless and was hailed as an economic miracle.
Chapter 8: The growing weaknesses in John Law’s economic system became ever more apparent.
Chapter 9: John Law’s economic ideas were ultimately denounced, and he died in poverty.
Description
Millionaire (1999) tells the story of the late seventeenth-century gambler and economist John Law. While he spent his early life as a dandy in England, he went on to become a fabled financial authority and economist in continental Europe. Although Law’s ideas about economics and money briefly brought both him and the nation of France incredible wealth, it also showed the inherent danger of speculation and boom and bust economics. Despite failing in his day, several of his ideas gained currency over time and remain intrinsic parts of the modern economic system.
Who Should Listen
- Students of economics
- People curious about the complex history of money
- History buffs fascinated by renowned historical figures and their influential ideas