If you’ve ever stopped to consider how the humble, under-appreciated washing machine has changed the world, you may just be on your way to thinking like a heterodox economist. However, if you’ve written an internationally best-selling book on the matter (23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism, 2010), it’s likely you’re world renowned Cambridge Economist Ha-Joon Chang.
We are honoured to have Ha-Joon Chang present the first of The Post-Crash Economic Society’s thought-provoking lecture series “’What You Won’t Learn In An Economics Degree: An Introduction To Heterodox Economics”. He will be sharing his depth of expertise on where Neo-classical Economics has failed, and where Heterodox Economics has prevailed, in an inspired talk entitled:
“Let A Hundred Flowers Bloom And Cross Fertilise: Different schools of economics and how they can benefit from closer interactions.”
Tuesday 1st October, Roscoe Theatre B, 5pm – 7pm.
As the recipient of the Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought and recognised as one of the world’s most influential thinkers by Prospect Magazine in 2013, Ha-Joon Chang is a key advocate and innovator of heterodox economics. His criticisms on the “myth of free markets” and of the neo-liberal policies dictated by wealthy nations to the poor that have “kicked away the ladder to success” bring an exciting, fresh perspective on the norm of modern-day capitalism (Bad Samaritans, 2007).
Ha-Joon Chang’s argument for a greater “cross fertilisation” of different schools of economic thought is sure to be intellectually stimulating for the inquisitive young economic mind. We encourage you to join us and engage in the economic showdown of Heterodox vs. The Mainstream in this first talk.
It is our hope that this lecture series will motivate and inform our pursuit of all round better economic thinking and solutions, so please join us for this pioneering event and look out for our upcoming events.
Lecture Series Line up (1st Semester):
1) 22nd October – Geoff Hodgson – ‘ Taking institutions seriously: an introduction to institutional economics’
2) 14th November – Engelbert Stockhammer – Introduction to Post-Keynesian Economics
3) 3rd December – Gerry Steel – Introduction to Austrian Economics
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