by Elizabeth Smith
synopsis
Celebrated author and computer guru Robert X. Cringely narrates this report on the continuously increasing use of "electric" money all over the world. The program begins with a look at the 1950s, when credit cards first appeared, and journeys to such places as Chicago and Helsinki. Viewers learn how trillions of dollars regularly change hands via electric money transfers and how new technologies will continue to influence personal and global financial dealings in the future.
characteristics
- Global-economy
- Money
- Credit
- Financial
- Finances
- Economy
- Economics
- Economist
- Stock-market