Socialist Optimism: A Panel Discussion
7 December 2016, 18:00 - 20:00
Bloomsbury Room (Rm 35), Senate House, Malet Street, London
WC1E 7HU
The Open Political Economy Group (OPEG) is holding a panel discussion
on Paul Auerbach's new book Socialist Optimism: An Alternative Political Economy for the Twenty-First Century.
Panel members will be:
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Dr Paul Auerbach, Kingston University
·
Dr Constantinos Repapis, Institute of Management Studies, Goldsmiths
·
Dr Dimitris P Sotiropoulos, The Open University Business School.
Socialist Optimism
offers an alternative political economy for the twenty-first century. Present-day capitalism has generated growing inequality
of income and wealth, persistent high levels of unemployment and ever-diminishing prospects for young people. But in the absence of a positive vision of how society and the economy might develop in the future, the present trajectory of capitalism will never
be derailed, no matter how acute the critique of present-day developments.
The detailed blueprint presented in the book focuses upon the
education and upbringing of children in the context of social equality and household security. It yields a well-defined path to human development and liberation, as well as democratic control of working life and public affairs.