Debt as a System of Social Control
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2 mins read
- economics
- history
- society
Debt is more than finance. It is a moral language, a discipline mechanism, and a way of organizing obedience.
Debt is more than finance. It is a moral language, a discipline mechanism, and a way of organizing obedience.
Exploring how trust, surplus, and state power shaped money — and how debt became the engine of inequality from ancient Mesopotamia to modern capitalism.