#11 When the Devil Collects Debts: Venezuela, Shame, and the Hidden Architecture of Money

In Caracas, a man dressed as the devil publicly humiliates debtors until they pay. Behind this bizarre street theater lies a profound question: what happens to economic life when formal institutions collapse? We decode it through Karl Polanyi's insight that markets must be embedded in society.

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