The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 1: Anatomy of Crisis The Living History of the Last 30 years: Economic Theory, Politics and Policy The current economic and financial crisis, and it is both, has already imposed great costs on the global economy. Nor is there any guarantee that we have seen the worst and that recovery is now assured. The obvious question, and the topic of this session, is how we got into this mess. Answering this question is crucial if we are to move on to the next set of questions. What policies would help us get out of this mess, and would help us avoid similar problems in the future?