Fiscal relations between states and cities in early modern Europe is a major concern for economic and financial historians. This collection of eleven essays is

Fiscal relations between states and cities in early modern Europe is a major concern for economic and financial historians. This collection of eleven essays is

What the loans and defaults of a sixteenth-century Spanish king can tell us about sovereign debt today Why do lenders time and again loan money to sovereign bor

Now in paperback, the updated and expanded edition: David Graeber’s “fresh . . . fascinating . . . thought-provoking . . . and exceedingly timely” (Financ

Indebtedness, like inequality, has become a ubiquitous condition in the United States. Yet few have probed American cities’ dependence on municipal debt or ho