The dramatic changes in the financial world have made us all think about why these have happened. It is all too easy to blame the ‘sub prime’ problem in the USA. I remember discussing the possible problems of Economic Globalisation at the Singapore Institute of Management in March 2008 and not many students took this seriously as the full impact hadn’t effected them. I hope that by studying carefully and by remaining sceptical of easy answers you will be able to be in a position to reflect on these changes and understand the complexities of social and economic processes. Please visit the LSE public lectures and events podcast page and in particular take time to watch Will Hutton and Martin Wolfe in conversation with Professor David Held. This videocast can be found here. They discuss the global financial crisis which may be of interest to you and will start you thinking!
Rosie Gosling
Posted by LSE office for UOL International Programmes 
