financial crisis
Friday, September 16, 2011
Bob Monks speech for UNPRI 2011
Robert Monks practice reading of speech for UNPRI, September 2011. See the text for this speech here. September 16, 2011 | financial crisis , responsible ownership , fiduciary duty , shareholder activism , Corporate Power
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Bretton Woods Revisited: INET Conference 2011
Bob Monks talks about Bretton Woods Revisited, a conference hosted by the Institute for New Economic Thinking in April 2011. The primary focus was looking for ways to change the field of Economics. April 13, 2011 | corporate governance , capitalism , Corporate Power , globalization , financial crisis
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Of Crises & Blown Opportunites
Bob Monks asks: What Happened in 2010? December 29, 2010 | financial crisis , Financial Reform , Dodd-Frank
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Language of Economics
The emergence of economics as the overwhelming language of public dialog. Bob Monks, December 22, 2010. December 22, 2010 | capitalism , financial crisis
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Dominance of the Financial Sector
Why hasn't the rest of the economy rebounded as well as the financial sector? Bob Monks, December 22, 2010 December 22, 2010 | financial crisis , Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission , Wall Street , Corporate Power
Monday, November 15, 2010
Modern Myths
In this era of excessive corporate power you get healthcare dominated by insurance companies, wars dominated by defense manufacturers and financial crisis dominated by banks. -- Robert AG Monks on November 15, 2010. November 15, 2010 | Corporate Power , financial crisis , capitalism , corporate governance
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Fiduciary Duty
Bob Monks discusses the fiduciary obligation that banks owe to their customers. If this duty were enforced, he says, banks would have to solve their conflicts of interest by divesting themselves of holdings that were outside this obligation. May 8, 2010 | fiduciary duty , financial crisis , Wall Street , corporate governance , Financial Reform
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Unintended Consequences
Bob Monks discusses the unintended consequences to the U.S. Government response to the financial crisis. Are we going to live with vast unemployment and superbanks? December 17, 2009 | Financial Reform , financial crisis , Wall Street
Monday, December 14, 2009
End of Capitalism
Bob Monks talks about the end of capitalism as we know it. December 14, 2009 | financial crisis , capitalism , bailout
Monday, December 14, 2009
Power Corrupts
Bob Monks discusses the failure of corporations to self-regulate and how that contributed to the economic collapse. December 14, 2009 | Corporate Power , bailout , Financial Reform , financial crisis , self-regulation
Monday, May 4, 2009
A Revolution is Taking Place in America
Is Free Market Capitalism Over? Robert AG Monks discusses the economic crisis. May 4, 2009 | financial crisis , Government
Monday, May 4, 2009