The term neoliberalism refers to the political and economic ideology dominant from the 1970s to the Global Financial Crisis. In this talk John Quiggin will describe the central elements of neoliberalism: privatisation, financialisation, austerity and managerialism. He will explain the failure of each of these. And he will consider options for the future, focusing on the future of work.
John Quiggin is an Australian laureate fellow in economics at the University of Queensland. He is prominent both as a research economist and as a commentator on Australian economic policy. He is a fellow of the Econometric Society and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
In political terms, Quiggin describes himself as a ‘socialist and democrat’. He writes regularly for the Guardian and you can find a bunch of his columns here: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/john-quiggin
Please note that this is a live-streamed session only – there will be no in-person meeting.
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This on-line presentation will be on 15 May at 5.30 pm. It will be chaired by Dr Geoff Bertram, Visiting Scholar, History, Philosophy, and Politics at VUW.
No physical meeting
New Zealand