Robert Silvers moderated a panel discussion on the current global economic crisis. Topics included the problems with the euro such as the economy of Greece, the recession in the U.S., the future strength of the Chinese economy, and global climate change. They also responded to questions from members of the audience in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium of the Metropolitan Museum of Art .
“Global Economy: Crisis Without End -- From Europe to Beijing to Washington, Can the World’s Economic System Cope?” was an event held by the New York Review of Books, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Fritt Ord Foundation of Oslo.