"Causes and Consequences of the Global Economic Collapse" Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times Wolf discusses its global origins focusing on the interplay between surplus countries such as China and debtor countries such as the United States. He evaluates the response of America's political and financial leaders. Wolf defines a course of action for the Obama administration and offers a formula for the revitalization of global economic institutions such as the International Monetary Fund. He speculates on the future of capitalism and assesses the role of politics in preventing the stabilization of the global economy. Recorded February 19, 2009 globetrotter.berkeley.edu/iis/Kreisler.html globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/