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"Time for a Visible Hand" Book Launch

March 31, 2010

Falk Auditorium, Brookings Institution   Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Time for a Visible Hand

  • Oxford University Press
  • Stephany Griffith-Jones
    Financial Markets Program Director
    Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD)
  • José Antonio Ocampo
    Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University and former Minister of Finance of Colombia
    Columbia University
  • Joseph Stiglitz
    President
    Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD)

In Time for a Visible Hand: Lessons from the 2008 World Financial Crisis (Oxford University Press, 2010) editors Stephany Griffith-Jones, Jose Antonio Ocampo and Joseph E. Stiglitz bring together leading scholars, policymakers and private sector practitioners to examine the global financial crisis that has not only challenged prevailing assumptions on liberalizing and deregulating global financial markets, but also put the world economy in uncharted territory. The book includes expert perspectives on the fundamental question of how we restore robust growth and prevent another crisis, explains the behavior of both market actors and regulators, and examines the prevailing ideology of extreme financial liberalization and deregulation that contributed to the financial crisis.

On March 31, the Latin America Initiative at Brookings and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue will host a discussion on the global financial crisis with Stephany Griffith-Jones and Jose Antonio Ocampo, contributing author Gerard Caprio and commentator Otaviano Canuto. The discussion will focus on the main policy conclusions of the book in light of current policy debates, particularly on regulation, macroeconomic policies and the world reserve system. Kemal Dervis, vice president and director of Global Economy and Development, will provide introductory remarks and moderate the discussion.

After the program, the panelists will take audience questions.

  • Stephany Griffith-Jones
    Speaker
    Financial Markets Program Director
    Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD)
  • José Antonio Ocampo
    Speaker
    Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University and former Minister of Finance of Colombia
    Columbia University
  • Gerard Caprio
    Speaker
    Professor of Economics and Chair of the Center for Development Economics
    Williams College
  • Otaviano Canuto
    Commentator
    Vice President
    Inter-American Development Bank
  • Kemal Derviş
    Moderator
    Vice President and Director
    Global Economy and Development
  • Farah Siddique
    IPD Staff
    Program Manager, Initiative for Policy Dialogue
    Columbia University

Event Information

Type Book Launch
Program Financial Markets Reform