General Theory of Reflexivity: Lecture
Open Society Institute chairman and founder George Soros shares his latest thinking on economics and politics in a five-part lecture series recorded at Central European University, October 26-30, 2009. The lectures are the culmination of a lifetime of practical and philosophical reflection.
Soros discusses his general theory of reflexivity and its application to financial markets, providing insights into the recent financial crisis. The third and fourth lectures examine the concept of open society, which has guided Soros’s global philanthropy, as well as the potential for conflict between capitalism and open society. The closing lecture focuses on the way ahead, examining the increasingly important economic and political role that China will play in the future. [Source]
What I like in enormous winnings of George Soros, it is his push for emerging nations to become 'open societies,' open not only in the sense of freedom of commerce but—more important—tolerant of new ideas and different modes of thinking and behavior.
My amateur learning in Economics : Economics is too mathematical model done by technological student and neglecting risk and chaos. Neither any economic policy can ensure economic stability indefinitely nor any complex mathematical formulae could tame uncertainty. The probelm lies in an intellectual default within economics, but they seem oblivious of the role of ideology in producing this default. I assume that economics is insulated from the world not only by its narrow explanatory methodology but also because it rewards the mathematical modelling that resuls to bind the economics as a game of numbers & statistics.
Soros has never understood that his bet against the British pound was the easy part. Anyone, given the money, could have done it: naturally the foreign exchange reserves of any central bank are limited. Once they are spent then they can't further prop up their own currency. If a central bank however wanted to DEBASE their currency, they SELL their own currency, and of that by definition they have UNlimited amounts. And the US Fed needsto do this or else let the US go bankrupt.
ReplyDeleteCrisisMaven, Thanks for your comment and the weblink. I will be honest with you. I am not a student of economics or finance so major part of your comment goes above my head. Still I got the idea of selling the currency to debase the currency. I like Soros only beacause for his push for open societies as the close societies are prone to collapse with the time. I will study more in this field so that I can learn economics to understand your blog one day.
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