Tutor: Bruce Holdsworth
Former Economics Lecturer and Politics Tutor ANU.
Amid fears and problems we seek hope, solutions, via politics, economics, to: Trump's Wars plus Israel vs Iran, etc & vs U.S.democracy, world (tariffs, Central & S. America,etc); Israel vs Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon; Russia vs Ukraine; G7, BRICS; Climate, Environment; Inflation, Austerity, Preparing for War; Terrorism (Bondi), "Hate Crimes"; One Nation up, Coalition down; Money Politics, growing Inequality here, in US. UK, etc; other Dangers: Health: COVID, flu etc; Technology (AI), Education (public vs private schools; uni. crisis); and Social Divisions (rich vs rest, women's position, crushing dissent, media bias, racism, bigotry).
Friday 10.45am - 12.00pm. Classes started 17 July, finish 18 September.
Cost: $25 (prepaid), 10 weeks
In economic thought, we look at key economic thinkers & how their ideas still shape our world:
Classical Liberals Adam Smith and David Ricardo;
Revolutionary Socialist and Communist Karl Marx;
Interventionist John Maynard Keynes;
and Neoliberals Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman.
About the Tutor:
Economics lecturer, ANU 2005-2013; English & Political Science tutor 2003-5; Commonwealth public servant 1972-2002: Immigration, Social Security, Finance.High school teacher English & History 1965-7,NSW;
1967-72:University librarian, Sydney; School librarian, London ; government librarian, Toronto
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