Principles of Political Economy
Session 1

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PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY

Join us to discover the fundamental laws of political economy and how they can guide policy toward shared and sustainable prosperity.

This 5-session course offers a basic introduction to political economy in the tradition of Henry George as presented in his book Progress and Poverty.

We will introduce the key concepts, axioms and fundamental laws of the discipline and will use this understanding to analyze and explain economic issues in the real world. We will also examine the causes of poverty and discuss George’s unique approach to the problem. Additional issues such as the alternating cycles of boom and bust that are so characteristic of capitalist economies will be also discussed.

Instructor: Dr. Marty Rowland
Dates: Wednesdays, 9/08, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00PM EDT

5 sessions
A link to join the online course will be provided via email before the start of the first session.

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Assessing Land Values – Principles and Methods
Session 4

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ASSESSING LAND VALUES – PRINCIPLES AND METHODS

In this 5 – session course, Ted Gwartney will introduce the fundamentals and methods of land value assessment. The course will highlight statewide differences in property tax assessment practices and procedures and makes the economic case for a public revenue system based essentially on land values.

Ted Gwartney is a former professor at Baruch College, New York. Mr. Gwartney retired as assessor of Greenwich, Connecticut in 2012. He is a former assessor of Sacramento County 1969/70, Southfield, Michigan 1966/69 and was the Chief Executive Officer of the British Columbia Assessment Authority in Canada from 1975 to 1986.

Dates: Mondays, 8/2, 8/9, 8/23, 8/30, 9/13

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Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.

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Economics for a Post- Covid 19 World
Session 5

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ECONOMICS FOR A POST- COVID 19 WORLD

The global health pandemic has exposed major flaws of the economic model that defined public policy in the Western world for the past four decades. While governments have intervened with massive rescue packages to salvage it, the trail of wealth inequality and environmental damage left behind by mainstream economics is now fueling calls for a paradigm shift. In this 5-session course, Alanna Hartzok will present an alternative framework that places justice, shared prosperity and environmental sustainability at the center of economic policy.

The instructor, Alanna Hartzok is co-founder and co-director of Earth Rights Institute. She is the author of The Earth Belongs to Everyone, winner of the 2008 Radical Middle Book Award. She has given many lectures and seminars on how to structure public finance and tax policy to address issues of wealth distribution, the environment, infrastructure, education and peace.

Dates: Wednesdays – 7/28, 8/04, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25

Time: 6:30PM – 8:00PM

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Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.

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Assessing Land Values – Principles and Methods
Session 3

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ASSESSING LAND VALUES – PRINCIPLES AND METHODS

In this 5 – session course, Ted Gwartney will introduce the fundamentals and methods of land value assessment. The course will highlight statewide differences in property tax assessment practices and procedures and makes the economic case for a public revenue system based essentially on land values.

Ted Gwartney is a former professor at Baruch College, New York. Mr. Gwartney retired as assessor of Greenwich, Connecticut in 2012. He is a former assessor of Sacramento County 1969/70, Southfield, Michigan 1966/69 and was the Chief Executive Officer of the British Columbia Assessment Authority in Canada from 1975 to 1986.

Dates: Mondays, 8/2, 8/9, 8/23, 8/30, 9/13

REGISTER NOW

Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.

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Economics for a Post- Covid 19 World
Session 4

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ECONOMICS FOR A POST- COVID 19 WORLD

The global health pandemic has exposed major flaws of the economic model that defined public policy in the Western world for the past four decades. While governments have intervened with massive rescue packages to salvage it, the trail of wealth inequality and environmental damage left behind by mainstream economics is now fueling calls for a paradigm shift. In this 5-session course, Alanna Hartzok will present an alternative framework that places justice, shared prosperity and environmental sustainability at the center of economic policy.

The instructor, Alanna Hartzok is co-founder and co-director of Earth Rights Institute. She is the author of The Earth Belongs to Everyone, winner of the 2008 Radical Middle Book Award. She has given many lectures and seminars on how to structure public finance and tax policy to address issues of wealth distribution, the environment, infrastructure, education and peace.

Dates: Wednesdays – 7/28, 8/04, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25

Time: 6:30PM – 8:00PM

REGISTER NOW

Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.

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