Talk: “Social Justice Economics” [] Center for Global Justice
Event Category: Presentations/Discussions
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Monday, July 5, 2021
1:00pm CDT – 2:00pm EDT
Bill Tabb
What might an economics for social justice look like? It would certainly be very different from mainstream economics, which in spite of its successes has too often been an apologetics for a status quo that fails to be socially just. With the financialization of capital and growth of monopoly power, most working people have felt stagnation in their incomes and growing insecurity. Surely we can do better than that. Economist Bill Tabb will explore what a feasible socially just economy might be.
To bring on board a broad audience to join the movement for transformative change Leftists need to be more forthright in explaining why it is that conventional economics amounts to an ideological project for the status quo, and why a social economics speaks to their interests. We need to not simply speak of the inadequacies of mainstream economics, but its counter-productive and harmful effects in deciding how to deal with the economic system crises and the climate emergency that we face.
What we do The Center engages in local community support and outreach to promote and advance initiatives and movements toward social justice, grassroots empowerment and democracy, and environmental sustainability. It is also devoted to critical analysis of the processes and impacts of globalization, both local and international. The Center works to develop alternative socio-economic systems that conserve and share the world’s cultural, economic, and environmental resources for the benefit of humankind.
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