Hugo Radice - Global Capitalism

Hugo Radice  -  Global Capitalism  

 

7.30 – 9.30 pm, Tuesday 5 April 2016

 

Seven Arts, Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 3PD

 

In this talk Hugo Radice will outline the causes and consequences of the ‘globalisation’ of capitalism. He will argue that globalisation, when considered together with the revival of liberal economic thinking, has transformed relations between business, organised labour and the state. It has also reshaped the relation of citizens to the state, contributing to the decay of democratic politics in general, and the politics of the left in particular. We need a root-and-branch renewal based on collective action and moral purpose, directed towards social and environmental needs.

 

Hugo Radice taught at the University of Leeds from 1978-2008. He is a political economist, working mainly on global capitalism, and on the theory and practice of socialism. He rejoined the Labour Party in 2013 and is currently Secretary of the Dales Labour Party in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire. He has contributed essays to Socialist Register as well as many academic journals and books.

 

Food and drink are available at Seven Arts.

Copies of Hugo’s recent collection of essays, Global Capitalism (Routledge 2014) will be available for purchase.

There will be an admission charge of £4 per person, to cover the cost of hiring the venue and speakers' expenses.