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moneywatch.bnet.com - 4/20/2009
Why Self-Regulation of the Financial System Won’t Work - CBS MoneyWatch.com
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I want to finish this up this Blog War by broadening the discussion beyond the regulation of hedge funds to how attitudes toward regulation in general have changed in recent years, and how that helped set the stage for the current crisis. In the process, I also want to take on Houman’s point ...
economistsview.typepad.com - 4/21/2009
Self-Regulation Doesn't Work
— economistsview.typepad.com — The last entry in the Blog War over regulation of the financial sector: Why Self-Regulation of the... Financial System Won’t Work, by Mark Thoma : I want to finish up by broadening the discussion beyond the regulation of hedge funds to the ... (more) Self-Regulation Doesn't Work

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Self-Regulation Doesn't Work
Economist's View — ... Why Self-Regulation of the Financial System Won’t Work, by Mark Thoma: I want to finish up by broadening the discussion beyond the regulation of hedge funds to the more general topic of how attitudes toward regulation have changed in recent years, how that helped to set the stage for the crisis we are in, and what we need to do to prevent it from happening again. In the process, I also want to take on Houman's point that regulators fell down on the job and let this crisis happen, so we cannot trust them in the future. ...

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J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles — ... Mark Thoma: Why Self-Regulation of the Financial System Won’t Work Jane Mayer: F.B.I. Director Robert Mueller commanded his personnel to stay away from the C.I.A.’s coercive ...

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