La geopolítica y las crisis financieras: ¿qué hemos aprendido de la crisis financiera de 2007?

Resumen

Las crisis financieras tienen consecuencias muy graves y duraderas para los países. Pese a ser tan dañinas, se han convertido en un hecho desafortunado y recurrente de nuestras vidas, y ningún país parece inmune. Este artículo analiza las lecciones más importantes que se derivan de la crisis financiera global de 2007, enfatizando las dimensiones políticas de esta crisis. Este análisis es clave en un momento coyuntural en que la economía global está expuesta a riesgos económicos y geopolíticos, que, por ende, pueden impactar al sistema financiero con potenciales graves consecuencias para nuestras sociedades.

Palabras clave:

crisis bancarias, lecciones, regulación bancaria, bancos centrales, geopolítica

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