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World Service,22 Sep 2009,25 mins

Bankers on the Brink

Global Business

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The finance industry has effectively captured the US government. Recovery, says Professor Simon Johnson, will fail unless the financial oligarchy that is blocking essential reform is broken. And, if a true depression is to be avoided, he says, we need to act quickly. He joins Peter Day for Global Business to discuss his ideas.

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