Inequality is rising across the post-industrial capitalist world. The problem is not caused by politics and politics will never be able to eliminate it. But simply ignoring it could generate a populist backlash. Governments must accept that today as ever, inequality and insecurity are the inevitable results of market operations. Their challenge is to find ways of shielding citizens from capitalism's adverse consequences -- even as they preserve the dynamism that produces capitalism's vast economic and cultural benefits in the first place.

Benn Steil's Wall Street Journal Europe op-ed, co-authored with Dinah Walker, argues that the Bank of England is getting "Libored"—that is, misled and manipulated—by the banks benefiting from its Funding for Lending Scheme. The Fed, which has shown interest in the scheme, should beware.

Sebastian Mallaby comes down in favor of Ben Bernanke's latest gamble as Fed chairman.

While a new round of U.S. quantitative easing will have a negative impact on emerging markets like Brazil, the country should not blame U.S. monetary policy for the structural flaws in its economy, says expert Bernardo Wjuniski.

This report assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 185 economies and ranks the economies in 10 areas of business regulation, such as starting a business, resolving insolvency and trading across borders.

Academics discuss the state of the American Economy looking forward

Watch out, Wall Street: former Fed chair Paul Volcker takes aim at greedy bankers, a weak financial system, and a flawed Ryan plan in an exclusive interview for Newsweek with Leslie H. Gelb.

The euro's naysayers have it all wrong.

Ray Dalio explains the basic fundamental components and transactions of the global economic machine and shares his views on the current financial crisis. This session was part of the Corporate Program's CEO Speaker Series.

Peter Orszag calls for the revival of Build America Bonds to channel tax subsidies to state and local governments for infrastructure investment.

Sebastian Mallaby argues that equity investors would prefer to have big banks broken up than forced to raise more capital.

In the face of persistently high unemployment, policymakers and workers look to innovation and entrepreneurship to create new jobs. This Backgrounder discusses how entrepreneurs create and finance the startups that power U.S. job growth, and the ramifications of policies such as the JOBS Act.

Sebastian Mallaby explains why private equity represents a sound alternative to the beleaguered public equity model of corporate governance.

Sebastian Mallaby argues that, by focusing on a "Buffett rule," President Obama is squandering his chance to sell voters on meaningful tax reform.

Peter Orszag examines recent research that suggests financial speculators can exert significant influence on commodities prices for brief periods of time.

Sebastian Mallaby explains how Robert Zoellick has guided the World Bank into an era of greater transparency, collaboration, and innovation.

Charles Duhigg and Keith Bradsher point out that America does not train enough people in the mid-level skills that factories need, a reason for companies like Apple to rely on outsourcing that helps them generate enough profits and keep investing for innovation rather than solving America's problem of unemployment.

In its 2011 updated analysis of more than 75 countries on the size of their outstanding equity and debt, cross-border capital flows, and the stocks of foreign investment assets and liabilities, MGI finds that the recovery of financial markets remains uneven across geographies and asset classes and significant risks remain.

Roger Kubarych says that a recovery based solely on improved productivity won't gain much traction unless workers share in the gains.