Summer Term 2020 Study Programme
Consecutive Fridays Beginning 8th May until 17th July 2020.
All meetings will be online (via Zoom Video Link), please see links below.
EVENING STUDY GROUP: 6:40 to 8:10pm
Protection or Free Trade – Post Brexit & Covid-19
A continuation of the Spring Term Sessions led by David Triggs.
In this series we explore Henry George’s masterpiece “Protection or Free Trade” alongside side consideration of the economic issues facing the UK economy on leaving the European Union and the added impact of Covid-19 on Trade.
Online access only through this link:-
https://zoom.us/j/112105421?pwd=R1QrRFVwaEpXUFdBZlA3M0R3d3g2QT09
Meeting ID: 112 105 421
AFTERNOON STUDY GROUP: 2:30pm to 4pm
The Irish Land Question.
A Study of George’s work led by Tommas Graves.
Continuing form the Spring term, the Group will draw on articles in Vol 1 of the new series of Annotated Works of Henry George.
Online access only through this link using password:-
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83880666680
Meeting ID: 838 8066 6680 Password: 544247
ALL WELCOME- ADMISSION FREE.
You will be welcome to join these study meetings as often as you can.
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Spring 2020 Study Programme
Meetings at 11 Mandeville Place, London W1U 3AJ
Courtesy of The School of Philosophy and Economic Science
Spring Term 2020 Study Programme
On consecutive Fridays beginning 24th January
No meeting on 21st February Half Term Week
EVENING STUDY GROUP: 6:40 to 8:10pm
Protection or Free Trade – Post Brexit!
A Series of Seven Sessions led by David Triggs
In this series we shall explore Henry George’s masterpiece “Protection or Free Trade” alongside side consideration of the economic issues facing the UK economy on leaving the European Union.
Topics will include:-
- Trade and Civilisation
- The Role of Trade in the Production and Distribution of Wealth
- Barriers to trade – historical roots
- Trade and Protection
- Tariffs and Smuggling
- Tariffs, Production and Producers
- Tariffs for Revenue
- Exports and Imports
- The Encouragement of Industry
- The Home Market and Home Trade
- Confusions Arising from the Use of Money in Trade
- Wage Levels and Trade
- Free Trade – Socialism and Capitalism
- Phoney Free Trade
AFTERNOON STUDY GROUP: 2:30pm to 4pm
Our Land and Land Policy
A Study of George’s work, led by Tommas Graves
Continuing form the Autumn 2019 term, the Group will draw on articles in Vol 1 of the new series of Annotated Works of Henry George beginning with “The Irish Land Laws” with an introduction by Brian Hodgkinson..
ALL WELCOME
You may attend one session or as many as you wish
ADMISSION FREE – voluntary donations please
New Course Autumn 2019
| The Friday Evening Study Group | |
| Please note the start time will be 6:45 and end at 8:15pm | |
| Political Economy | |
| A new course presented by David Triggs | |
| This five-session course will consider the principles that underlie the production and distribution of wealth within and between nations. Using UK experience as an example it considers how the health, wealth, prosperity, peace and happiness of its people are affected by the extent to which those principles are recognised in current socioeconomic arrangements. | |
| 25/10/2019 | Session 1. Introduction. The Issues and Overview: The scope of the course and the relevance of political economy to today’s key issues: Living and the Making of a Living, Employment, Housing, Trade, Boom/Bust, Sustainability, the Environment, Conflict/War and Peace etc. The language of Political Economy – the meaning of key terms in order to avoid confusion with their meanings when used colloquially, by the media, or by different schools of economic thought. |
| 01/11/2019 | Half Term: no meeting |
| 08/11/2019 | Session 2. The Production of Wealth. Essential Factors (Land, Labour & Capital), their nature and interaction. Different modes of production. The impact of population growth, specialisation, the development of new technologies and sources of energy. |
| 15/11/2019 | Session 3. The Distribution of Wealth. The earnings of Labour and Capital, The Rent of Land. The impact of taxes, profits and monopolies. |
| 22/11/2019 | Session 4. The Exchange of Wealth. Trade, specialisation, credit, money. Barriers to trade, protection or free trade. |
| 29/11/2019 | Session 5. Conclusions and Possible Remedies. Fiscal and monetary reform, freedom and economic justice, global and environmental implications. World Peace? |
| ALL WELCOME | |
| You may attend one session or as many as you wish | |
| ADMISSION FREE – voluntary donations please | |
| 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 No SC0044360 |
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