Social Capital meets Social Media
Seminar

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Who do you know? Your connections form part of your social capital; the network, shared values, and mutual understandings that encourage trust, facilitate trade, and make cooperation easier. Henry George noted that trust was a pre-condition to trade. Nobel Prize winning economist Elinor Ostrom regarded social capital, along with physical, human, and natural capital, as essential for growth and development.

In this seminar we review the concept of social capital, study its operation in our world, and consider its expression in various forms of social media.

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, December 1, 2017

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FREE TRADE AND GLOBALIZATION
Session 2

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This course familiarizes students with theories and policies of international trade. Students will learn the importance of international trade and examine its effects on production, profits and the distribution of wealth in the economy. The course will introduce concepts such as comparative advantage, increasing returns to scale, factor endowments…etc.… Students will also analyze specific trade agreements and discuss their impact on the American working class.

Instructor: Stephen Taft
Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dates: 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21
Main Texts: H. George, Protection or Free Trade

Prosperity through Cooperation – Germany’s Economic Miracle – Overview
Seminar

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Our economic system often features opposing interests; workers who want more pay, capitalists who want more interest, shareholders who want more profits, and landowners who want more rent. In Germany, businesses adopt a different mindset; emphasizing the long term, placing great value on relationships with employees, customers, and suppliers, promoting innovation, and committing to the wider community.

In this seminar, Michael Bucher compares and contrasts the “Mittelstand Mindset” with more traditional forms of capitalism. Michael also examines the advantages enjoyed by German businesses, such as access to low-cost finance and government support.

Michael Bucher is currently a freelance researcher/writer for Shanghai Business Review, writing on topics in business, trade, and international relations relating to China.

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: Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKING
Session 5

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Wealth Income and Inequality What Does the Data Tell Us-hgs

This course will provide a set of tools to analyze the interaction between monetary policy, the real economy and the financial sector in general. The course will combine a study of the relevant theories with applications to recent events and policy debates. In this connection Henry George’s concept of money will be explored as well as the relations between finance and land markets.

Instructor: Allen Smith
Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dates: Mondays: 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27

Main Texts:
H. George, The Science of Political Economy, Part 5
R. Werner, Where does Money Come from

THANKSGIVING DAY

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THANKSGIVING DAY

MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKING
Session 4

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Wealth Income and Inequality What Does the Data Tell Us-hgs

This course will provide a set of tools to analyze the interaction between monetary policy, the real economy and the financial sector in general. The course will combine a study of the relevant theories with applications to recent events and policy debates. In this connection Henry George’s concept of money will be explored as well as the relations between finance and land markets.

Instructor: Allen Smith
Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dates: Mondays: 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27

Main Texts:
H. George, The Science of Political Economy, Part 5
R. Werner, Where does Money Come from

HOW CRONY CAPITALISM IS FEEDING POPULISM
Seminar

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Politics on both sides of the Atlantic have been jolted by a populist surge widely portrayed as a protest against economic globalization and mass immigration.

In this seminar, former US diplomat and investment banker Edward Harrison will spotlight a neglected wellspring of the populist grievances sweeping the United States and Europe — crony capitalism masquerading as a traditional free market.

Location: Henry George School of Social Science, 149 East 38th Street (Between Lexington & 3rd Avenue) New York, NY 10016
Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2017

Space is limited, please register !

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FREE TRADE AND GLOBALIZATION
Session 1

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This course familiarizes students with theories and policies of international trade. Students will learn the importance of international trade and examine its effects on production, profits and the distribution of wealth in the economy. The course will introduce concepts such as comparative advantage, increasing returns to scale, factor endowments…etc.… Students will also analyze specific trade agreements and discuss their impact on the American working class.

Instructor: Stephen Taft
Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dates: 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21
Main Texts: H. George, Protection or Free Trade

MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKING
Session 3

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Wealth Income and Inequality What Does the Data Tell Us-hgs

This course will provide a set of tools to analyze the interaction between monetary policy, the real economy and the financial sector in general. The course will combine a study of the relevant theories with applications to recent events and policy debates. In this connection Henry George’s concept of money will be explored as well as the relations between finance and land markets.

Instructor: Allen Smith
Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dates: Mondays: 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27

Main Texts:
H. George, The Science of Political Economy, Part 5
R. Werner, Where does Money Come from

VETERANS DAY

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VETERANS DAY