Download or read book The Cash Nexus: Economics And Politics From The Age Of Warfare Through The Age Of Welfare, 1700-2000 written by Niall Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 2001-03-07 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An acclaimed historian offers a radical new history of the links between politics and economics, one that draws unsettling conclusions about the future of both capitalism and democracy. His central argument is that the conflicting impulses of sex, violence, and power are together more powerful influences on the economy than money.