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Jacob prospers as a moneylender and pig merchant by taking advantage of other people's misfortunes. But when he seeks to exploit the famine afflicting his village Tounga by lending money at high interest rates to poor villagers, he does not reckon what a sacrilege his pigs would commit which give the people an opportunity to feast on his own misfortune. When this happens community gives way to individual desires, and the stomach dictates to the head what it should think and believe in. Reason bends to absurdity and custom bows to bizarre novelty. Life explodes into a sinister mess that points to only one outcome: Jacob and society's ultimate ruin.
Nigerian fiction (English) --- Moneylenders. --- Lenders, Money --- Money lenders --- Capitalists and financiers --- English fiction --- Nigerian literature (English) --- Nigerian authors
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This book examines an eighteenth century Spanish state finance based on voluntary donations rather than taxes. The author analyzes the "gifts" (donativos) that residents of colonial Argentina gave to the Spanish Crown and the city council of Buenos Aires.
Argentina -- Politics and government -- 1776-1810. --- Finance, Public -- Río de la Plata (Viceroyalty). --- Loans -- Political aspects -- Río de la Plata (Viceroyalty). --- Loans -- Social aspects -- Río de la Plata (Viceroyalty). --- Loans, Argentine -- Spain -- History -- 18th century. --- Loans, Argentine -- Spain -- History -- 19th century. --- Moneylenders -- Río de la Plata (Viceroyalty). --- Loans, Argentine --- Loans --- Moneylenders --- Finance, Public --- Political Science --- Law, Politics & Government --- Public Finance --- History --- Political aspects --- Social aspects --- Argentina --- Politics and government --- Cameralistics --- Public finance --- Lenders, Money --- Money lenders --- Borrowing --- Lending --- Loans for consumption --- Argentine loans --- Currency question --- Capitalists and financiers --- Finance --- Credit --- Investments --- E-books --- Public finances
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