Henry George School of Social Science Calendar
- 0808.October.SundayNo events
- 0909.October.Monday
LAND VALUE CAPTURE: THEORY AND PRACTICE
Session 3149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016Public infrastructure has long played an instrumental role in the growth of our cities and largely accounts for the observed increase in land values. And yet, our funding mechanisms have failed to tap into this vast source of publicly created wealth, allowing it to be pocketed by private landlords. In this 5-session course, Dr. Marty Rowland traces the theory of Land Value Capture back to the work of Henry George and discusses its potential for driving the rebirth of our cities.
Instructor: Dr. Marty Rowland
Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dates: Mondays: 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23
Main Texts:
H. George, Social Problems
L.C. Walters, Land Value Capture in Policy and Practice - 1010.October.TuesdayNo events
- 1111.October.WednesdayNo events
- 1212.October.Thursday
ECONOMIC SCIENCE
Session 1149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016This course investigates the field of political economy with an eye to establishing the subject on a scientific foundation as expounded by Henry George’s in his last book, The Science of Political Economy. Among the topics to be covered are natural laws, the theory of value and money. Contributions of various schools of thought to the science will also be studied.
Instructor: Steven Sklar
Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dates: Thursdays: 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9
Main text: H. George, The Science of Political Economy - 1313.October.Friday
LACKLUSTER LIBERTARIAN? THE CURIOUS CASE OF WARREN G. HARDING
Seminar149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016The Presidency of Warren Harding, (1921 to 1923), is often considered unremarkable. Yet during his term Harding worked for equality, freedom, competition, and accountability. He noted “The Constitution contemplates no class and recognizes no group”. Harding freed hundreds of political prisoners, including Eugene Debs, the labor leader imprisoned for speaking out against United States involvement in World War I. Vowing to “get government out of business and business into government” he placed the Federal government on a budget. Harding promoted cooperation among people and competition between businesses. He introduced legislation that provided federal funding for maternity and child care.
In tonight’s seminar Tom Ballou evaluates the presidency of Warren G. Harding and develops a template for grading presidents, past, present, and future.
Location: Henry George School of Social Science, 149 East 38th Street (Between Lexington & 3rd Avenue) New York, NY 10016
Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Date: Friday, October 13, 2017 - 1414.October.SaturdayNo events