Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Robert Wade Public Lectures

Robert Wade Public Lectures

Robert Wade, Professor of Political Economy,
London School of Economics, will be visiting
New Zealand in July, speaking on:

 
Inequality and the West
Capitalism at a Tipping Point

Free public lectures will be held in Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch and Wellington. 

A New Zealander, Professor Wade is a leading international writer on globalisation, inequality and world financial systems, and the author of the award-winning work Governing the Market. Professor Wade was the winner, with José Antonio Ocampo, of the Leontief Prize in Economics in 2008.

Professor Wade is also a contributor to Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis, edited by Max Rashbrooke.

Please click on the links below for more information:

Old Government House Lecture Theatre
Co-hosted with the University of Auckland Business School
To be followed by the launch of Inequality in the OGH Members Lounge
Bookseller: Unity Books Auckland

Dunedin: Thursday 11 July 5.30pm
Archway 3 Lecture Theatre
Co-hosted with the Division of Humanities, University of Otago
Bookseller: UBS Otago

Christchurch: Friday 12 July 4pm
A3 Lecture Theatre
Co-hosted with the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Canterbury and the New Zealand Fabian Society
To be followed by wine and light refreshments
Bookseller: UBS Canterbury

Wellington: Tuesday 16 July, 6pm
Soundings Theatre
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Please contact Megan Simpson at BWB for more information megan@bwb.co.nz. We do not require confirmation of attendance for these events.

Robert Wade's tour is supported by the J. R. McKenzie Trust and the BWB Publishing Trust.

Please visit this page for more information on Robert Wade.




Robert Wade's chapter from Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis is also available as an ebook.

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