The
current state of the "shadow banking system," rising unemployment
rates, the sinking value of the dollar, and the lasting mortgage crisis demonstrate the need for long-view
reform.
The Next Stage will
consider the larger implications of the new administration's economic
policy on the economy and the international financial and monetary system. Featured speakers include James K. Galbraith, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Jan
Kregel, Robert Johnson, and others.
Phil Angelides of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and Damon
Silvers of the Congressional Oversight Panel will offer keynote remarks.
The
Next Stage is hosted by Economists for Peace and Security; Foundation
for Human Progress' Initiative for Rethinking the Economy; the New
America Foundation; and the World Trade Center Washington DC.
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