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: Auckland:Monday 8 July 6pm 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.