:: design we love :: THE PRICE OF TIME book

Edward Chancellor is a British financial historian and journalist whose research we like to follow. We read his recent book, ‘The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest’ to connect complex pieces in stories of commerce. Whether we like it or not, whether we embrace it or not, finance plays a central role in everyone’s experience of the world. It impacts our personal lives and businesses. It is deeply rooted in history and civilization; it comes with theory and psychology. Chancellor provides a comprehensive view of global policies and experiments, while building upon history, that led us to the position we find ourselves in today. An apt framework to learn about our current economic environment and a departure from a zero-rate interest policy of late.