This Thursday brings the IEA’s Annual Hayek Memorial Lecture with Professor Elinor Ostrom, speaking on the “Future of the Commons: Beyond Market Failure and Government Regulation.” Wikipedia summarises her work thusly: Ostrom is considered one of the leading scholars in the study of common pool resources (CPR). In particular, Ostrom’s work emphasizes how humans...
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Hayek Memorial Lecture
Is Libertarianism Compatible With a Welfare State?
The short answer to this question is “No”. The long answer to this question – in summary – is “it depends”. It depends on the circumstances in which a welfare state exists, the aims of the welfare state and the success in achieving those aims. Most who are familiar with libertarianism will likely be...
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Philip Booth on parallel currencies in the Eurozone
Via the IEA blog, an interesting possible solution to the Eurozone’s woes by Editorial and Programme Director Philip Booth, obviously inspired by Hayek’s Denationalisation of Money (which I really must get round to reading). Money quote (no pun intended!): We should have a simple constitutional change to remove the clause in the EU constitution that requires...
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Keynes vs Hayek Debate – Radio 4
Austrianism as Number Two – Samizdata
Hayek vs Keynes at the LSE – Cobden Centre
Hayek edges Keynes to victory
Last night’s Hayek vs Keynes debate was a pretty impressive affair. I arrived at the Old Building 15 minutes before kick off and ended up being the last person permitted into the East Building to watch on video link. The long queue of disappointed people behind me had to find alternative entertainment for the...
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Steve Baker on the IMF – Cobden Centre
Twentieth Memorial Hayek Lecture
Professor Robert Barro on "Fiscal-Stimulus Packages"
5 July 2011, 6.30pm
Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ
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