Mervyn King, "The End of Alchemy"

www.politics-prose.com/book/97...
As governor of the Bank of England and chair of its monetary policy committee from 2003 to 2013, King was a key figure in leading Britain through the financial crisis. Reflecting on the recession and assessing it in the context of past jolts to capitalism, King, now a professor at the London School of Economics and NYU, looks back over the history of banks, loans, and economic growth; tracking a long boom-and-bust cycle, he questions whether such a pattern is inevitable, and suggests ways to use modern economic tools to create a more stable system.
King will be in conversation with novelist and Washington Post columnist David Ignatius.
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Melvyn’s discussion on radical uncertainty reflects Keynes’ great rival, Hayek’s views on the use of knowledge in society.

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A great listen.

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I was stupid forgot my login password. I love any help you can offer me!

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Very interesting views from Mervyn around 55:00 re Bitcoin. I wonder whether he's changed his views now.

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@ 6:53 No doubt those chaps in the far east are smart, clever and intuitive... They did invent paper money or I should say fiat currency not money, 2 very different entities.

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a fool

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Why do you say that?