Michael Hudson — Plato, Aristophanes and Aristotle on Money-Lust, 399-380 BC

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Yves here. Michael Hudson kindly provided us with an advanced draft of this chapter from his upcoming book, since readers seemed particularly interested in the views of the Greeks on money, commerce, and power. Get a cup of coffee. This post is meaty if you plan to consume it in one sitting.Weekend reading.Naked CapitalismMichael Hudson: Plato, Aristophanes and Aristotle on Money-Lust, 399-380 BCMichael Hudson | President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and Guest Professor at Peking University

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