Wall Street 2.0

The crisis on Wall Street is symptomatic of a larger problem in the United States, argues Prof Youngjin Yoo, in an article titled Wall Street 2.0, where he also proposes ways in which Wall Street can redefine itself given the changing dynamics of the global economy.

A fabulous read.

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