the disaster can be subsumed under one small sentence. The problems are there because of the monopolies of states. In this case the monopoly of currencies. The FED , ECB etc, do just get their position because the state sanctioned it. It's very easy...
The big troubles with our current "Politicians "is that they feel, that just given enough political influence all things will turn out good. This is a big mistake. The most urgent problem is to give people confidence that they itself can manage...