Reality Economics – Part 2
Session 3

2022-11-30 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Henry George School of Social Science
Phone:(212) 889-8020
Address: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

REALITY ECONOMICS – PART 2

Join us as we continue to expose some of the most conspicuous blind spots of mainstream economic analysis.

In Part 2 of Reality Economics, we will cover some key concepts that are missing in mainstream economic analysis. Fundamentally, the role played by land, the importance of the law of rent, the role of credit and financial instruments and the crucial impact of taxation methods will be presented and discussed.

Required reading : Brian Hodgkinson – A New Model of the Economy (Chapters 8, 10, 11, 12, 13)

The instructor, Dr. Marty Rowland is an environmental engineer with New York City’s Parks Department. Dr. Rowland is a faculty member as well trustee at the Henry George School. He has published extensively on Georgist Economics and taught many courses at the School.

Dates: Wednesdays: 11/09, 11/16, 11/30, 12/07, 1/11; from 6:30PM to 8:00PM ET

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IN-PERSON: 149 East 38th St., New York, NY 10016

If you would like to attend in-person, please register and send an email to: education@hgsss.org

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