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Bob Barr: “We need to be humble about the ability of regulators; we need to be humble about the ability of managers of large firms.”

On the recordOctober 21, 2009
We need to be humble about the ability of regulators; we need to be humble about the ability of managers of large firms.
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Bob Barr
Georgia

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Cautioning against overconfidence in regulators and firm managers during crises.

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