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Who Makes Cents? A History of Capitalism Podcast

February 14, 2018 by Zoya Brumberg

How often do you stop and wonder how paper money and checking accounts became a part of our daily life? Can you pinpoint the moment in time when investing in the stock market became an activity available to ordinary citizens? How and why did the United States government become involved in funding railroads, paved roads, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: american studies, betsy beasley, david stein, economic history, economics, History, history of capitalism, Podcast, public humanities, Public Scholarship

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