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.