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Members of the G20 pose for a group photo during the G20 summit in Washington, D.C. Leaders of the Group of 20 richest economies and emerging economic heavyweights met to craft a joint strategy to deal with the rapidly spreading global financial crisis. (TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)
The big fix for failing economies
Broadcast: Midday, 11/17/2008, 11:00 a.m.
World leaders wrapped up their Group of 20 summit on the international economy without agreeing on a coordinated stimulus package.
Meanwhile, a lame duck Congress meets this week to consider an auto industry bailout and other possible fixes for America's struggling economy.
Economics professor Louis Johnston talks about the state of the global economy.
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Louis Johnston: Economics professor at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University.
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- The big fix for failing economies (program audio)
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More from MPR
- Stock futures fall ahead of retailer earnings (11/17/2008)
- White House refines position on auto industry help (11/17/2008)
- Mayor Coleman urges Congress to support auto bailout (11/15/2008)
- World leaders move toward tougher financial rules (11/15/2008)
- Minn. delegates question changes to bailout (11/14/2008)
- Another approach on mortgages, but will it work? (11/13/2008)
- Paulson says troubled assets will not be purchased (11/12/2008)
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