Joseph Stiglitz is half way through a lecture tour of Australia. Unfortunately he’s already been to Perth and Brisbane and it’s too late for Melbourne, but there is still Hobart, Canberra and Sydney where public lectures are scheduled.

If you look at his bio, he knows a bit about the GFC because:

In 2009 he was appointed by the President of the United Nations General Assembly as chair of the Commission of Experts on Reform of the International Financial and Monetary System, which also released its report in September 2009.

Many will have seen his interview with Kerry O’Brien on the 7.30 Report. If you think the global financial system has been fixed Stiglitz has some disturbing messages for us. Here are some excerpts. Read more »