Comments on: Cities and the Financial Crisis http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/10/01/cities-and-the-financial-crisis/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daniel Carins http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/10/01/cities-and-the-financial-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-6094 Daniel Carins Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:24:55 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=3824#comment-6094 Also, I can envisage a time when corruption, scandal, religious and moral incompatabilities, political intrigue and pressures etc damage the reputations of legal advice from the US and the UK/EU. Also, I can envisage a time when corruption, scandal, religious and moral incompatabilities, political intrigue and pressures etc damage the reputations of legal advice from the US and the UK/EU.

]]> By: Don Holbrook http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/10/01/cities-and-the-financial-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-6091 Don Holbrook Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:56:59 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=3824#comment-6091 The current financial crisis will have profound effects on many places and locales for business. I think the underdog that goes unnoticed in this is Switzerland, the long standing champion of safe investment houses. I think percentage wise those firms in Switzerland may see the largest gains from the current demise of so many US investment houses. the 800+ years of financial security and market liquidity make it a real light house in these scary financial times for many. The current financial crisis will have profound effects on many places and locales for business. I think the underdog that goes unnoticed in this is Switzerland, the long standing champion of safe investment houses. I think percentage wise those firms in Switzerland may see the largest gains from the current demise of so many US investment houses. the 800+ years of financial security and market liquidity make it a real light house in these scary financial times for many.

]]> By: Michael Wells http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/10/01/cities-and-the-financial-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-6085 Michael Wells Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:22:43 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=3824#comment-6085 Richard, You've been talking for a while about London replacing New York as the global financial center. Does the end of so many Wall Street investment houses speed that transfer? I would think so. I hope you're right about the creative economy in New York, it might be the saving grace. And with the collapse of the investment banks maybe the cost of housing will come down and regular people can live there again? Your post beings to mind two excellent books: The Story of English and The Birth of Plenty. The first is about the world dominance of the language and the second about how the system of law is one of the four things that led to modern capitalism. Richard,

You’ve been talking for a while about London replacing New York as the global financial center. Does the end of so many Wall Street investment houses speed that transfer? I would think so.

I hope you’re right about the creative economy in New York, it might be the saving grace. And with the collapse of the investment banks maybe the cost of housing will come down and regular people can live there again?

Your post beings to mind two excellent books: The Story of English and The Birth of Plenty. The first is about the world dominance of the language and the second about how the system of law is one of the four things that led to modern capitalism.

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