Debating Capitalism
Saturday, June 20th, 2009
9:00am - 3:30pm
An introduction to some of the core debates on the nature, desirability and potentiality of capitalism. Participants will be introduced to competing definitions of capitalism, to competing claims about the desirability and strengths of various models of capitalism, and to competing claims about the effects of those models on different societies, social groups and environments.
- Special Notes: The book for this class is "Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction," Oxford University Press 2004, ISBN - 0-19-280218-6. The book is available at Amazon.com and at the Wake Forest University Bookstore. Please read prior to the start of class.
- Sponsor: Alumni Affairs
- Location: Wingate Hall, Room 301
- Open to: Everyone
- Price: $135.00
- Facilitator: Professor David Coates