A Social State for the 21st Century
Course full. To go onto the waiting list, please click here
Thomas Piketty’s best-selling book ”Capital” states “The new global economy has brought with it both immense hopes (such as the eradication of poverty) and equally immense inequities (some individuals are now as wealthy as entire countries).”
He asks “Can we imagine a 21st century in which capitalism will be transcended in a more peaceful and more lasting way, or must we simply await the next crisis or the next war (this time truly global)? …Can we imagine political institutions that might regulate today’s global patrimonial capitalism justly, as well as efficiently?”
In this course we’ll discuss: the crisis of 2008 and the return of the State; the growth of the Social State in the 20th century; modern redistribution - a logic of rights; modernizing rather than dismantling the Social State; do educational institutions foster social mobility?; and the future of retirement - pay as you go.
Moderator: Pat Simke (see biography)
Maximum Number of Spots: 25
Dates and Time: Tuesdays, September 16 to October 14 2:00 to 4:00 PM
Location: OISE Building 252 Bloor Street West, Room TBD
Cost: $35.00
Booking: Course full. To go onto the waiting list, please click here
Course full. To go onto the waiting list, please click here
Thomas Piketty’s best-selling book ”Capital” states “The new global economy has brought with it both immense hopes (such as the eradication of poverty) and equally immense inequities (some individuals are now as wealthy as entire countries).”
He asks “Can we imagine a 21st century in which capitalism will be transcended in a more peaceful and more lasting way, or must we simply await the next crisis or the next war (this time truly global)? …Can we imagine political institutions that might regulate today’s global patrimonial capitalism justly, as well as efficiently?”
In this course we’ll discuss: the crisis of 2008 and the return of the State; the growth of the Social State in the 20th century; modern redistribution - a logic of rights; modernizing rather than dismantling the Social State; do educational institutions foster social mobility?; and the future of retirement - pay as you go.
Moderator: Pat Simke (see biography)
Maximum Number of Spots: 25
Dates and Time: Tuesdays, September 16 to October 14 2:00 to 4:00 PM
Location: OISE Building 252 Bloor Street West, Room TBD
Cost: $35.00
Booking: Course full. To go onto the waiting list, please click here