Money and Promises: Seven Deals That Changed the World by Paolo Zannoni
English | June 11th, 2024 | ISBN: 0231217137 | 320 pages | True EPUB | 55.09 MB
In the twelfth-century, Pisa was a powerhouse of global trade, a city that stood at the centre of Medieval Europe. But Pisa had a problem. It was running out of coins. In the face of a looming financial crisis, the city's rulers and its moneylenders forged a deal that laid the foundations of the modern state and of present-day banking.