Capitalism at an Impasse
with Prabhat Patnaik
Discussant: Don Robotham, Professor of Anthropology
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
6.30 – 8.30 pm
Skylight Room
Graduate Center | 365 Fifth Ave
Prabhat Patnaik is a renowned Marxist economist and political writer, vice-chairman of the Kerala State Planning Board, and member of a four-person UN task force on the 2008 financial crisis. He taught economics at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi for over thirty years.
Prior to the lecture, from 4 pm to 6 pm in Room 5109 there is also a seminar, open to the public, with Prof. Patnaik to discuss economic recession and the world food crisis. A pre-circulated paper, “The Emerging Context for Social Science Practice,” is accessible here.
Presented in partnership with the The GC Marxist Reading Group
Prabhat Patnaik: Capitalism at an Impasse
Date: February 29, 2012
Time: 12:00 am