November 21, 2010
by Annelise Riles
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When is a silo mentality a problem in financial markets?

Yesterday at the American Anthropological Association’s annual meeting I went to hear Gillian Tett, a journalist for the Financial Times, talk about how her own training in anthropology (like me, she holds a doctorate from Cambridge) had shaped her reporting … Continue reading

November 1, 2010
by Annelise Riles
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Building a Culture of Good Decision-making in Markets

Does good financial regulation only happen in legislatures, regulators’ offices, and at international meetings of central bankers? What about what goes on between lawyers and their clients, between back office clerks and front office traders? Inside computer systems? What about … Continue reading