Fixing a Rigged System | Stanford Graduate School of Business

Why is our financial system not in better shape now than it was in 2008? Why does corporate misconduct continue — and what does that mean for American politics? Professor Anat R. Admati thinks that a better public understanding of the financial system could lead to improvements.

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