Reimagining Capitalism Lecture Series

 Autumn Term 2024

Open to LSE staff and students only

 

Lecture Series Luis Garicano Event Pic

Reimagining Capitalism is a pioneering 10-week course by the School of Public Policy, supported by the Cohesive Capitalism Programme, that offers a reflection on the future of capitalism, envisioned as a more cohesive, sustainable, and equitable system. This course encourages a critical examination of capitalism through various lenses—economic, social, and ethical—challenging one to envision a system that balances innovation and growth with inclusivity, sustainability, and social responsibility.

As part of this course, a series of public lectures is made available to the LSE community. This lecture series, chaired by course convenor Professor Luis Garicano, seeks to encourage rigorous analysis, dialogue, and the exploration of innovative solutions that address the challenges of our time. Key topics include an analysis of stakeholder capitalism, exploring how businesses can be oriented to serve broader societal interests beyond shareholder profits; the role of the state in contemporary capitalism, examining government's capacity to regulate, support, and sometimes even distort market mechanisms. Attendees will learn about the history and achievements of capitalism as a mode of socio-economic organisation, and also its limitations.

All ten lectures, held weekly on Mondays 6.00pm to 7.30pm, are open to all LSE staff and students to attend on a non-credit basis. It is relevant to anyone in the LSE community interested in critically engaging with and contributing to the reimagining of capitalism as a force for good in the 21st century.

The Programme on Cohesive Capitalism has been made possible thanks to a transformational gift from the Open Society Foundations, as part of its Ideas and Fellowships Collaborative.


 Lecture 1: What is Capitalism?*

Monday 30 September, 6.00pm-7.30pm

Speakers: Tim Besley, Professor of Economics and Political Science and W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics, Department of Economics, LSE; Larry Kramer, President and Vice Chancellor, LSE

Chair: Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy

Location: Auditorium, Centre Building, LSE Campus

*Being the launch event of the lecture series, there will be a complimentary reception held for all attendees after the lecture held outside the Auditorium.


 Lecture 2: Zero-Sum Thinking and the Roots of Political Differences

Monday 7 October, 6.00pm - 7.30pm

Speaker: Sandra Sequeira, Associate Professor in Development Economics, Department of International Development, LSE

Chair: Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy

Location: Auditorium, Centre Building, LSE Campus


Lecture 3: Advanced Capitalisms Reinvented: Innovation-driven Companies, Superstar Clusters and American Dominance

Monday 14 October, 6.00pm-7.30pm

Speaker: David Soskice, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government, LSE

Chair: Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy

Location: Auditorium, Centre Building, LSE Campus


 Lecture 4: Neoliberalism and its critics

Monday 21 October, 6.00pm-7.30pm

Speaker: Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy

Location: Auditorium, Centre Building, LSE Campus


 Lecture 5: Understanding the Populist Backlash

Monday 28 October, 6.00pm-7.30pm

Speaker: Andrés Velasco, Professor and Dean of the LSE School of Public Policy

Chair: Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy

Location: Auditorium, Centre Building, LSE Campus


 Lecture 6: Cohesive Criminal Justice

Monday 4 November, 6.00pm-7.30pm

Speaker: Nicola Lacey, Professor of Lw, Gender and Social Policy, LSE Law School

Chair: Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy

Location: Auditorium, Centre Building, LSE Campus


 Lecture 7

Monday 11 November, 6.00pm-7.30pm

Speaker: David Kershaw, Professor and Dean of the LSE Law School

Chair: Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy

Location: Auditorium, Centre Building, LSE Campus


Lecture 8

Monday 18 November, 6.00pm-7.30pm

Speaker: Oriana Bandiera, Professor of Economics, and Sir Atkinson Chair of Economics, Department of Economics, LSE

Chair: Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy

Location: Auditorium, Centre Building, LSE Campus


 Lecture 9: Economics of Social Enterprises

Monday 25 November, 6.00pm-7.30pm

Speaker: Maitreesh Ghatak, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, LSE

Chair: Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy

Location: Auditorium, Centre Building, LSE Campus


Lecture 10: Innovation and Inequality

Monday 2 December, 6.00pm-7.30pm

Speaker: Xavier Jaravel, Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, LSE

Chair: Luis Garicano, Professor of Public Policy, LSE School of Public Policy

Location: Auditorium, Centre Building, LSE Campus


 

Enquiries about this lecture series should be directed to Dr Bryan Cheang at B.Cheang@lse.ac.uk.