Critical academics see the reasons for the current financial crisis in the deviant behaviour of the financial sector and financial institutions with the capacity for (in)formal influence. The meta-analysis of foreign and domestic sources in this contribution presents the (critical) views and standpoints of the analysed authors. In Slovenia it is possible to discern weaker supervision of both public and private institutions, companies and organisations that administer large amounts of capital. The absence of supervision consequently leads to the kind of uncontrolled, risky and deviant behaviour of these institutions that could be construed as financial crime committed by the most powerful players at the top of society. In contrast to the current populist measures against the financial crisis that treat the symptoms and not the disease, this article throws light on problems that require our close attention if we really want to deal with the current situation. It is intended for a wider social debate that must also include linguists, writers and cultural workers.
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