The Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA) with Institute for Social Development is offering a workshop program on New Economics.
There is a growing consensus that the assumptions underlying neoclassical and neoliberal economic thought are at odds with life in the 21st century. New Economic Thinking offers an alternative view of the pressing issues of today — growth, environmental sustainability, climate change, decolonisation of developing economies, inequality and unfair distribution of economic gains.
Conventional, mainstream economics has championed growth for its own sake. Its negative effects on human beings and natural systems are considered collateral. As the effects of this model of development have become evident, calls for sustainable development have grown louder and more urgent. New ideas are beginning to emerge about the purpose of growth.
How do we put people and the environment in the centre with an emphasis on redistribution, equity, and inclusion? How do we reinvest surpluses to achieve wider social or community objectives such as mitigating income inequality, improving the quality of the physical environment, enhancing space for civil society organisations, and promoting social justice?
The course will cover:
Venue: Room 1C School of Government Building, University of the Western, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville, Cape Town, 7535.
Who: Graduates, students, youth, the unemployed, community practitioners involved in the development of poverty alleviation strategies, and anyone interested in seeking an alternative economic model going forward.
Contact: Dr Siphe Madyibi OR admin@ifaaza.org
APPLY HERE
Applications close on 3 September 2022
There is a growing consensus that the assumptions underlying neoclassical and neoliberal economic thought are at odds with life in the 21st century. New Economic Thinking offers an alternative view of the pressing issues of today — growth, environmental sustainability, climate change, decolonisation of developing economies, inequality and unfair distribution of economic gains.
Conventional, mainstream economics has championed growth for its own sake. Its negative effects on human beings and natural systems are considered collateral. As the effects of this model of development have become evident, calls for sustainable development have grown louder and more urgent. New ideas are beginning to emerge about the purpose of growth.
How do we put people and the environment in the centre with an emphasis on redistribution, equity, and inclusion? How do we reinvest surpluses to achieve wider social or community objectives such as mitigating income inequality, improving the quality of the physical environment, enhancing space for civil society organisations, and promoting social justice?
The course will cover:
- The Impact Of Climate Change On Water, Energy, And Food
- The Blue Economy
- The Green Economy
- The Circular Economy
- The Social & Solidarity Economy
- The Care Economy
- Social Enterprises, and Doughnut Economics
Venue: Room 1C School of Government Building, University of the Western, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville, Cape Town, 7535.
Who: Graduates, students, youth, the unemployed, community practitioners involved in the development of poverty alleviation strategies, and anyone interested in seeking an alternative economic model going forward.
Contact: Dr Siphe Madyibi OR admin@ifaaza.org
APPLY HERE
Applications close on 3 September 2022
