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Securitization had produced the most toxic financial assets in the world – Fabrice Tourre was just one of an army of financial engineers manufacturing them – and had spread them far beyond the originating banks; revealingly, the near-total collapse of securitization in the course of 2008 was a key feature of the crisis.
Niall Ferguson • The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World: 10th Anniversary Edition
I examine several social movements committed to environmental sustainability in the region that have succeeded in networking with global and regional partners to push ahead their agenda in the face of enormous challenges.
Prasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
Still, a rising tide of bullshit soils all boats.
David Graeber • Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
3-SUSTAINABILITY: Casting a Very Long Shadow
Sanford Stein • Retailing 2020 – 2030: taking a long view
The balance of powers has become unhinged.
George Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
constant entanglement under the guise of management cannot be sustained.
George Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's discord, the coming crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond
