But how would we play monopoly??I like the sound of this ... "...

But how would we play monopoly??

I like the sound of this

... " KERRY O'BRIEN: What are the outstanding lessons from economic and financial history for Europe and the United States today?

NIALL FERGUSON: Well let's say there are three. One is that we may be living through the end of the age of paper money, which began with the break-up of Bretton Woods in 1971, and nearly 40 years on, it seems to me, could be coming to an end as more and more people look at the dollars and the euros and say, "Well, is this really a store of value here? If they can print these things at will, maybe I'd be better off holding gold?" Maybe we're seeing a revival of the days of commodity currencies. "
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