Equally striking was the loss of faith in markets. In a widely attended brainstorming session at which participants were asked what single failure accounted for the crisis, there was a resounding answer: the belief that markets were self-correcting.
同样引人注目的是缺发对市场的信心。在一个参与者甚众的献计群英会中，与会者被问及到底哪一项失误得为这次危机负责，结果有个答案回响不绝：相信市场能够自我校正。