Eso no estaba en mi libro de Historia de la Economía

Real estate and financial bubbles did not emerge in the 21st century. The Roman emperor Tiberius was already making use of the cuts to correct the excesses of his predecessor, Augustus. The dollar is the distant scion of a banker who would be sentenced to death for his ambition. Companies that fiercely defended the free market and globalization subjugated entire Latin American countries, committing abuses that served as inspiration to García Márquez. A famous brand of soft drinks came to have one of the largest military fleets in the world in its possession thanks to the Soviet Union. Economics is one of the most familiar scientific disciplines, and yet it is unfathomable to most. Its history is littered with exciting facts that clearly illustrate how it works, with fascinating characters who, throughout the centuries, have laid the foundations of our economic organization and have marked the history of humanity: unprecedented successes, resounding failures, ostracism, ambition, genius, catastrophes...