Saskia Sassen

Susan Will, assistant professor of sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a co-editor of the new book How They Got Away With It: White Collar Criminals and the Financial Meltdown, and Saskia Sassen, sociology professor at Columbia University and contributor to the book, discuss what brought about the economic crisis of 2008.

By 2050, an estimated 75% of the world’s population will live in cities. Saskia Sassen is a professor of sociology at Columbia University and contributor to the new book, The Endless City, which looks at major changes in 6 megacities around the world. Another contributor, Tony Travers, is Director ...