Manitoba’s film and cultural industries are in great shape. The film industry in the province alone has grown an average of over 4% each year since 2011, and that’s good news for the economy and those working in the industry. But the Conservative government of Manitoba might cut the popular film tax credit, which was …
Professor Johnny Marquez is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat and scholar and president of the Latin American and Caribbean Center for Energy and Environment Studies. He spoke about the history of petroleum development in Venezuela and its importance to the Caribbean region. Sponsors: Venezuela Peace Committee Geopolitical Economy Research Group Global Political Economy Program Association of …
The Japanese Political Economy has now been rejuvenated and renewed with a new Editor, new Co-editors and new international Editorial Board. It continues Japanese Economic Studies; a leading journal published continuously since 1972. From 1997 to 2013, the journal was known as Japanese Economy. The Japanese Political Economy seeks to publish a wide range of …
It is with deep regret that we learned of the death of Geoff Oldham, a pioneer of Science Policy research and one of Christopher Freeman’s earliest collaborators. We were privileged to have known Geoff, for the many conversations we have had with him and the memories of Chris that we shared with him. Geoff was …
Karl Marx, Capital, Volume 1. London: Penguin and New Left Books, Translated by Ben Fowkes, with an introduction by Ernest Mandel. By Radhika Desai Originally Printed in Red Pepper, August/September 2017 issue Download Red Pepper article PDF ‘Marx was the best hated and most calumniated man of his time’, Engels remarked in his graveside oration, …
GERG Director Radhika Desai was featured in a new talk held at “The Long End of the First World War: Ruptures, Continuities and Memories.” HERRENHAUSEN SYMPOSIUM, MAY 8 – 10, 2017 Organizers: Volkswagen Foundation (https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en….), Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient Berlin, German Historical Institute London and Leibniz University of Hannover The Herrenhausen Symposium “The Long End of …
GERG directors recently visited New Zealand/Aotearoa at the invitation of the Living Wage Movement, where the two biggest cities – Auckland and Wellington – have just implemented the Living Wage. They spoke with activists from the movement, staff of the two councils and staff at the Southern Initiative, a unit of Auckland District Council which …
We are seeking volunteers for our forthcoming international conference which will take place at St John’s College, University of Manitoba between September 29th and October 1st 2017. We need helpers both before, during and after the conference to help with: (1) Registration – to be part of a team at the registration desk who will …
Over the second half of the 20th Century, South Korea has transformed from one of the most backwards economies of the world into an economic powerhouse. It is no longer deniable that South Korea has become a central figure, if not ‘the’ central figure, of global capitalism. Naturally, our understanding of South Korea has also …
By Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman Originally printed in the Winnipeg Free Press, June 12, 2017 Even in an age of political and electoral upsets, Thursday’s U.K. election contained so many shocks that commentators ran out of superlatives. Historic Conservative losses and Labour gains, the setback to Scottish independence, the demise of Hard Brexit and …