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Capitalism in crises ?


Capitalism in crises ?
from Monday, June 28th to Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

This six-day intensive course introduces the history of capitalism to the current crisis and the reforms undertaken within the G20. The course will give an overview of proposals for reforms to capitalism (regulation, shareholding, ecological footprint, CSR) and alternative economic visions, such as cooperatives and third sector approaches, among others. There is a French version of this course.

This course is intended for members of the public interested in international affairs and the cultures and peoples of the world, members of NGOs, public office holders, diplomats, journalists and business managers.

The course is being offered by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Political Science department. It can be taken for credit by graduate students (POL6130) . Undergraduate students may also register on specific conditions.

Among the topics covered:

- Capitalism, from the beginnings to the crisis

- The 2008 economic and financial crisis: cold or cancer ?

- A green capitalism: is it possible?

- The South: a key player in the after-crisis

- Towards a different model: the rise of the social and solidarity economy

- Proposed reforms to capitalism

- The reforms since the crisis. Breakthroughs and shortfalls

- Does the anti-globalization movement have viable answers?

* To download the electronic poster

Course director:

Martial Foucault
Assistant professor
Political science dept.
Université de Montréal
Research fellow CIRANO / CES

Among our guest speakers:

Éloi Laurent
Senior economist at the OFCE
Visiting researcher
Centre for European Studies Harvard University

Mario Mansour
Economist
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Yvan Allaire
Chair of the Board of Directors, Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations
Adjunct professor at HEC Montréal



- For further information, please contact Marie Bolduc-Béliveau, coordinator of the summer school.

Capitalism in crises ?
Summer Schools 2010
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