Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Trust is everywhere


Financial markets hinge on trust, and that trust has eroded. Lehman's collapse marks at the very least a powerful symbol of a new low in confidence, and the reverberations will continue.

The crisis in trust extends beyond banks. In the global context, there is dwindling confidence in US policymakers. At July's G8 meeting in Hokkaido the US delivered assurances that things were turning around at last. The weeks since have done nothing but confirm any global mistrust of government experts.


Joseph E Stiglitz is university professor at Columbia University and recipient of the 2001 Nobel prize in economics. More here.


And Stiglitz own site.

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