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The Money Delusion: When Nations Bet Big and Lost Everything

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The Money Delusion: When Nations Bet Big and Lost Everything

By: James G. Edwards II, Rick Stupart
Narrated by: Sebastian Schug
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What happens when money stops meaning anything?

The Money Delusion dives into the dramatic and devastating stories of nations that printed, borrowed, or gambled their way into ruin. From Weimar Germany’s wheelbarrows of cash to Zimbabwe’s trillion-dollar bills and Argentina’s chronic collapses, this audiobook unpacks how economic arrogance and political desperation triggered financial meltdowns that destroyed savings, starved populations, and shattered empires.

More than just tales of inflation and currency failure, these are cautionary chronicles of ego, ideology, and misplaced faith in money as a limitless tool. Each chapter explores a different episode in monetary mismanagement—what led to it, how it spiraled out of control, and the human toll it took.

Whether you’re an investor, historian, or curious listener, The Money Delusion reveals how unchecked ambition, poor policy, and the illusion of control turned national treasuries into ticking time bombs.

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Economic History Economics International Macroeconomics Money
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