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11th Annual Wheelwright Lecture: Alfredo Saad-Filho

by Elizabeth Hill on April 23, 2018

11th Annual Wheelwright Lecture: Alfredo Saad-Filho

Elizabeth Hill | April 23, 2018

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2018 11th Annual Wheelwright Lecture in Political Economy

Alfredo Saad-Filho (Professor of Political Economy, SOAS, University of London)

Eastern Avenue Auditorium, University of Sydney

30 August, 2018: 6:00 – 7:30pm (drinks and bookstall in the Foyer beforehand from 5:15).

The Crisis of Neoliberalism and the Rising Tide of Authoritarianism

Global neoliberalism is in crisis: the deepest economic collapse since the Great Depression has been followed by a ‘Great Stagnation’ with no end in sight. At the same time, democracies around the world are succumbing to a wave of authoritarianism without precedent in the postwar era. This lecture reviews the causes, severity and implications of the twin crises of neoliberalism, examines the prospects for the end of neoliberalism, and suggests strategies to support democracy and progressive economic policies.

The previous Wheelwright Lectures have been delivered by Walden Bello (2008), Jim Stanford (2009), Fred Block (2010), Sheila Dow (2011), Diane Elson (2012), Susan George (2013), Leo Panitch (2014), Erik Olin Wright (2015), David Ruccio (2016), and Katherine Gibson (2017).

Entrance: Free

Registration is available HERE

Author: Elizabeth Hill

Elizabeth is Professor in the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney. She is Deputy Director of The Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion @ Work, co-convenor of the Australian Work and Family Policy Roundtable and co-convenor of the Body@Work Project. As a leading researcher on the future of women, work and care in Australia and the Asian region, she has collaborated on research into gender equality, work and care with leading national and international institutions, including the International Labour Organisation and UN Women. Elizabeth’s research focuses on how economic institutions shape women’s paid work, unpaid care and the care workforce, especially as they evolve in response to the rapidly evolving dynamics of the global political economy. Elizabeth has served as a non-executive director on a number of non-profit Boards and is an experienced media commentator and advisor to government, unions, and business. She is currently a member of the NSW Women’s Advisory Council.

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