Henry George and the Laws of Nature

Talk given to the Henry George Foundation by Joseph Milne 17th March 2017

In Progress and Poverty Henry George frequently calls upon the ‘laws of nature’ or ‘natural law’, or upon universal justice. I would like to explore what he really means by these expressions. One does not find them in current economic theory. Occasionally one hears a politician calling for justice, but hereoften this is more a call for retribution rather than justice. But one never hears them invoke the ‘laws of nature’ or ‘natural law’. Find the full article here.

 

 

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HGF Programme Summer 2017

SUMMER  2017
       
PROGRAMME: FRIDAY EVENING STUDY GROUP- Fridays 6:40 to 8:10pm
       
Date Wk No Presenter Topic / Study
       
12/05/2017   Wk 1 Richard Glover The Business of Making a Living
19/05/2017   Wk 2 Tommas Graves  The perils of ignoring the Lessons of Conjoined Effort
26/05/2017   Wk 3 Andrew Purves Review of Planning gain, past and present 
02/06/2017   Wk 4 HALF  TERM No meeting
09/06/2017   Wk 5 Dave Wetzel "You can be the UK's new Chancellor of the Exchequer for a day!"
16/06/2017   Wk 6 David Triggs Exploring current topics: Brexit and "Just about Managing"  -   George's teaching on Free Trade and  Production at the Margins.
23/06/2017   Wk 7
30/06/2017   Wk 8
07/07/2017   Wk 9  Following the successful and very popular series of talks in the Srping Term, David will examine further the practicality of the ideas offered by Henry George as a blueprint for Social Justice. 
14/07/2017 Wk10
21/07/2017 Wk11
 
PROGRAMME: FRIDAY AFTERNOON  STUDY GROUP   2.30pm to 4pm
       
The study of  The Science of Political Economy by Henry George will continue from Spring Term.   As usual there will be a  break to consider the work of Alexander Pope, and an outing to the Twickenham Museum and Pope's Grotto in June is being planned.
       
Meetings at 11 Mandeville Place, London W1U 3AJ
       
Courtesy of School of Economic Science
 ALL WELCOME
You may attend one session or as many as you wish
ADMISSION FREE - voluntary donations optional
       
       
The Henry George Foundation of Great Britain is a company limited by guarantee,
 registered in England ,company no 00956714, Charity No: 259194 and in Scotland SC0044360
       
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Why Land Matters Today by Roy Douglas

New Book Published by HGF

 

In this book Dr Roy Douglas considers the effects that might be expected to follow from the introduction of an alternative system of raising public revenue that does not involve taxing people when they buy, sell or work to produce the goods and services we all need to live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives.

It is designed for people who are unaware of the social, economic and material damage that such taxes inflict upon society today or how implementing the alternative would lead to better, more productive sustainable and environmentally friendly use of urban and rural land.

Dr Doulas shows how the continuing failure of economists and politicians to solve the challenge of poverty amidst plenty may be traced to the effects of confusing the economic term "land" with the same word as used in general conversation and in English law.

He illustrates how "Land Value" is created by the whole community and is thus due to the whole community. He then explains how fiscal reform based upon these realities has an important part to play in addressing such problems as low wages, unemployment, unaffordable housing environmental damage and those associated with agriculture, booms and slumps.

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