IIPPE Podcasts

IIPPE Financialisation Discussion Series Jennifer Churchill (Kingston University London) “I will be raising some questions regarding the success so far of empirical literature that has sought to locate processes of financialisation, and talking about some of the methods I have begun to steal from other social sciences to embolden my Institutionalist Post Keynesian approach.” Event Date: 3 May 2019 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

IIPPE Financialisation Discussion Series Natalya Naqvi (LSE) Why is finance so powerful in developing countries if it is not performing its economic function? How can governments reform the financial system to make it work in the public interest? Natalya Naqvi from LSE will address the questions above for the second meeting of IIPPE financialisation discussion series 2019. Natalya Naqvi is an Assistant Professor in International Political Economy at LSE. Her current project investigates the conditions under which developing countries can exert public control over their financial sectors in order to support structural transformation of the economy, despite the constraints posed by economic globalisation. Event Date: 26 March 2019 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

Michael Roberts (Author of The Long Depression and Marx 200), Heiko Khoo (KCL) and Jonathan Clyne (SOAS) We would like to apologise for the very mixed audio quality of this episode. This is the third episode of a 3 part series of training workshop podcasts on “The Political Economy of China’s Transformation”. Workshop Session 2: China and the Crisis of Capitalism Chair: Michael Roberts First Speaker: Jonathan Clyne (SOAS) Second Speaker: Heiko Khoo This half-day workshop, jointly hosted by IIPPE Political Economy of China’s Development Working Group, SOAS Economics Department and Development Studies Department, aimed at bringing progressive scholars and students together to discuss China’s economic transformation and its impact on world development in relation to neoliberalism, capitalism and imperialism. Prior to the workshop, there was an open forum for productive dialogue between a delegation of Marxist scholars from China and the workshop participants, on the state of intellectual Marxism in China. Speakers: Michael Roberts (Author of The Long Depression and Marx 200), Heiko Khoo (KCL), Jonathan Clyne (SOAS) Event Date: 5 June 2018 Released by: SOAS Economics Podcast and IIPPE Podcast

Dic Lo (SOAS), Sam-Kee Cheng (SOAS), Heiko Khoo (KCL) We would like to apologise for the very mixed audio quality of this episode. This is the second episode of a 3 part series of training workshop podcasts on “The Political Economy of China’s Transformation”. Workshop Session 1: China and Neoliberalism Chair: Sam-Kee Cheng (SOAS) Speaker: Dic Lo Discussant: Heiko Khoo (KCL) This half-day workshop, jointly hosted by IIPPE Political Economy of China’s Development Working Group, SOAS Economics Department and Development Studies Department, aimed at bringing progressive scholars and students together to discuss China’s economic transformation and its impact on world development in relation to neoliberalism, capitalism and imperialism. Prior to the workshop, there was an open forum for productive dialogue between a delegation of Marxist scholars from China and the workshop participants, on the state of intellectual Marxism in China. Speakers: Dic Lo (SOAS), Sam-Kee Cheng (SOAS), Heiko Khoo (KCL) Event Date: 5 June 2018 Released by: SOAS Economics Podcast and IIPPE Podcast

Dic Lo (SOAS), Michael Roberts (independent scholar), Lü Weizhou (CASS), Sun Bangzhu (Peking University), Wang Tingyou (Renmin University of China), Huang Xiaowu (CBTC), and Andong Zhu (Tsinghua University). This is the first episode of a 3 part series of training workshop podcasts on “The Political Economy of China’s Transformation”. Dialogue with Chinese Marxist Scholars: Chinese Marxism in an Era of Global Political-Economic Upheavals Chair: Dic Lo Chinese Speaker: Andong Zhu (Tsinghua University) UK Speaker: Michael Roberts (author of The Long Depression and Marx 200) This half-day workshop, jointly hosted by IIPPE Political Economy of China’s Development Working Group, SOAS Economics Department and Development Studies Department, aimed at bringing progressive scholars and students together to discuss China’s economic transformation and its impact on world development in relation to neoliberalism, capitalism and imperialism. Prior to the workshop, there was an open forum for productive dialogue between a delegation of Marxist scholars from China and the workshop participants, on the state of intellectual Marxism in China. This episode features: 1.) Introduction by Dic Lo (SOAS) 2.) Dialogue with Chinese Marxist Scholars, Chair: Dic Lo, UK speaker: Michael Roberts (independent scholar), Chinese speakers from the Chinese delegation: Lü Weizhou (CASS), Sun Bangzhu (Peking University), Wang Tingyou (Renmin University of China), Huang Xiaowu (CBTC), and Andong Zhu (Tsinghua University). Speakers: Dic Lo (SOAS), Michael Roberts (independent scholar), Lü Weizhou (CASS), Sun Bangzhu (Peking University), Wang Tingyou (Renmin University of China), Huang Xiaowu (CBTC), and Andong Zhu (Tsinghua University). Event Date: 5 June 2018 Released by: SOAS Economics Podcast and IIPPE Podcast

Daniele Tori (Open University) Reconsidering the finance-investment nexus under the spotlights of financialisation. The IIPPE Financialisation Working Group (IIPPE FWG) will discuss financialisation and related issues across various approaches to political economy. Please join us at SOAS for the monthly discussion series where we will engage with various topics. Each meeting will be opened with a brief presentation in light of few suggested readings and an open discussion will follow. Suggested readings: Tori, D. Onaran, O. (2017). The effects of financialisation and financial development on investment: Evidence from firm-level data in Europe. GPERC WP #44 Available at: http://oro.open.ac.uk/47988/1/Effects%20of%20financialization%20and%20financial%20development%20on%20investment_Tori%20and%20Onaran.pdf Levine, R. (1997). Financial development and economic growth: views and agenda. Journal of economic literature, 35(2):688-726. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2729790.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A55a3177eff6aace6744f812b71e53300 Levine, R. (2005). Finance and growth: theory and evidence. Handbook of economic growth 1:865-934. (Intro + Chapter 3) Available at: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2048/b3f1f7f7c18be8d26192a8a77bc2c6abe448.pdf Love, I. (2003). Financial development and financing constraints: International evidence from the structural investment model. The Review of Financial Studies, 16(3):765-791. IIPPE Financialisation Discussion Series Event date: 23 April 2018 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

Daniela Gabor (University of the West of England), Ann Pettifor (Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME)) and Dimitris Sotiropoulos (Open University) Despite its centrality in our social and economic life, the nature of money remains a subject of debate among political economists. Can we reduce money to its functions and can other “things” perform these functions? Can money exist without the State? Are crypto-currencies money? Join the IIPPE Financialisation Working Group for a discussion on these themes. Our expert panel will be composed of: Professor Daniela Gabor, Professor at the University of the West of England, currently researching the INET project “Managing Shadow Money”. Professor Ann Pettifor, Director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME). She recently published the book The Production of Money: How to Break the Power of the Banks (Verso). Dr Dimitris Sotiropoulos, Senior Lecturer at The Open University, author of the book The Political Economy of Contemporary Capitalism and Its Crisis: Demystifying Finance (Routledge). IIPPE Financialisation Discussion Series Event Date: 23 April 2018 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

IIPPE Training Workshop – Value and Price after Marx Simon Mohun (Queen Mary University of London) This episode is part 2 (of 2) of the afternoon session and part 4 (of 4) of the training workshop on ‘Value and Price after Marx’. Simon Mohun will lead the workshop. In the morning session (10am to 1pm), the focus will be on a Marxist approach to the understanding of value and price. The afternoon session will provide a comprehensive survey of approaches to the ‘transformation problem’, for which a prerequisite is either (and preferably) the morning session or some prior knowledge of the issues involved. In both sessions the emphasis will be on interpretation and logic, rather than any underlying mathematics. This Workshop will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students, junior academics and activists who have a particular interest in acquainting themselves with core elements of Marxian political economy. Event Date: 27 March 2017 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

IIPPE Financialisation Discussion Series. Annina Kaltenbrunner (University of Leeds). The IIPPE Financialisation Working Group (IIPPE FWG) will discuss financialisation and related issues across various approaches to political economy. Please join us at SOAS for the monthly discussion series where we will engage with various topics. Each meeting will be opened by a member of IIPPE FWG with a brief introduction in light of few suggested readings and an open discussion will follow. The details of our second event in 2018 are listed below. Event Date: 22 March 2018 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

IIPPE Training Workshop – Value and Price after Marx Simon Mohun (Queen Mary University of London) This episode is part 1 (of 2) of the afternoon session and part 3 (of 4) of the training workshop on ‘Value and Price after Marx’. Simon Mohun will lead the workshop. In the morning session (10am to 1pm), the focus will be on a Marxist approach to the understanding of value and price. The afternoon session will provide a comprehensive survey of approaches to the ‘transformation problem’, for which a prerequisite is either (and preferably) the morning session or some prior knowledge of the issues involved. In both sessions the emphasis will be on interpretation and logic, rather than any underlying mathematics. This Workshop will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students, junior academics and activists who have a particular interest in acquainting themselves with core elements of Marxian political economy. Event Date: 27 March 2017 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

IIPPE Training Workshop – Value and Price after Marx Simon Mohun (Queen Mary University of London) This episode is part 2 (of 2) of the morning session and part 2 (of 4) of the training workshop on ‘Value and Price after Marx’. Simon Mohun will lead the workshop. In the morning session (10am to 1pm), the focus will be on a Marxist approach to the understanding of value and price. The afternoon session will provide a comprehensive survey of approaches to the ‘transformation problem’, for which a prerequisite is either (and preferably) the morning session or some prior knowledge of the issues involved. In both sessions the emphasis will be on interpretation and logic, rather than any underlying mathematics. This Workshop will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students, junior academics and activists who have a particular interest in acquainting themselves with core elements of Marxian political economy. Event Date: 27 March 2017 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

IIPPE Financialisation Discussion Series Ewa Karwowski (University of Hertfordshire) The IIPPE Financialisation Working Group (IIPPE FWG) will discuss financialisation and related issues across various approaches to political economy. Please join us at SOAS for the monthly discussion series where we will engage with various topics. Each meeting will be opened by a member of IIPPE FWG with a brief introduction in light of few suggested readings and an open discussion will follow. The details of our second event in 2018 are listed below: Suggested Readings: Karwowski & Centurion-Vicencio (2018): Financialising the State - Recent Developments in Fiscal and Monetary Policy http://www.fingeo.net/financialising-the-state-recent-developments-in-fiscal-and-monetary-policy/ Trampusch, C. 2015. The Financialisation of Sovereign Debt: An Institutional Analysis of the Reforms in German Public Debt Management, German Politics, 24(2), 119-36 Pacewicz, J. 2012. Tax increment financing, economic development professionals and the financialization of urban politics, Socio-Economic Review, 11(3), 413-40 Organiser: IIPPE Financialisation Working Group (IIPPE FWG) Event Date: 1 March 2018 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

IIPPE Training Workshop – Value and Price after Marx Simon Mohun (Queen Mary University of London) This episode is part 1 (of 2) of the morning session and part 1 (of 4) of the training workshop on ‘Value and Price after Marx’. Simon Mohun will lead the workshop. In the morning session (10am to 1pm), the focus will be on a Marxist approach to the understanding of value and price. The afternoon session will provide a comprehensive survey of approaches to the ‘transformation problem’, for which a prerequisite is either (and preferably) the morning session or some prior knowledge of the issues involved. In both sessions the emphasis will be on interpretation and logic, rather than any underlying mathematics. This Workshop will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students, junior academics and activists who have a particular interest in acquainting themselves with core elements of Marxian political economy. Event Date: 27 March 2017 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

Prof Photis Lysandrou (City University of London), Prof Simon Mohun (Queen Mary University of London), Prof Jan Toporowski (SOAS). IPPE financialisation working group invites you to a discussion on ‘Financialisation and the periodisation of capitalism’. As the concept gains prominence within social sciences, debates arise about situating financialisation within the history of capitalism. Is financialisation a contingent product of the economic shifts of the 1970s and 1980s? Is it a long-run tendency of capitalism? Join us for a discussion about these issues with Prof. Photis Lysandrou (City University of London), Prof. Simon Mohun (Queen Mary University of London), and Prof. Jan Toporowski (SOAS). The speakers will introduce their different viewpoints and discuss some theoretical implications concerning the incorporation of contextual aspects with respect to space and time, based on questions prepared by IIPPE financialisation working group. A general Q&A session will follow. The event is open to everyone, and is chaired by Dr Ulrich Volz, head of the department of Economics at SOAS. Speaker(s): Prof. Photis Lysandrou (City University of London), Prof. Simon Mohun (Queen Mary University of London), Prof. Jan Toporowski (SOAS), Ulrich Volz (SOAS) Organiser: IPPE Financialisation Working Group Event Date: 25 April 2017 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

IIPPE Training Workshop - Privatisation through Time and Space Elisa Van Waeyenberge (SOAS) Jasmine Gideon (Birkbeck) Gabriela Alvarez (Birkbeck), Elaine Unterhalter (UCL) and Lynsey Robinson (Birkbeck), IFIs, Neoliberalism and Knowledge Cluster (SOAS, University of London) and IIPPE Training Workshops present: Privatisation through Time and Space, an Interdisciplinary Workshop Elisa Van Waeyenberge (SOAS) discusses privatization of social housing policy in development with an emphasis on the World Bank’s agenda with regards to social housing policy. Jasmine Gideon (Birkbeck) and Gabriela Alvarez (not sure if Birkbeck) discusses the different phases of Neoliberalism in Chile and in particular the conservative resistance to reproductive rights policies in Chile and their link to privatization Elaine Unterhalter (UCL) discusses the expansion of private involvement in mass education systems using the themes of gender, race and class inequalities and their bearings on education. Lynsey Robinson (EQUIPPPS) discusses the Education Commission Report and the funding of education. Participants will discuss how privatisation, broadly conceived as the promotion of private interests in the organisation of social and physical infrastructure, has changed during the ‘neoliberal period’. Central to these developments is how forms of financialisation made possible by privatisation and changing roles of the state have encouraged new forms of private sector involvement in provisioning, with important implications for social and economic reproduction. These developments may also be seen as a form of variegated policy transfer from the OECD to non-OECD countries, aided and abetted by international institutions, as well as a result of policy experimentation through state/finance nexuses. Speaker(s): Gabriela Alvarez (Birkbeck), Jasmine Gideon (Birkbeck), Elaine Unterhalter (UCL) and Lynsey Robinson (Birkbeck), Elisa Van Waeyenberge (SOAS) Event Date: 28 June 2017 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

IIPPE Training Workshop - Privatisation through Time and Space Ben Fine (SOAS University of London) IFIs, Neoliberalism and Knowledge Cluster (SOAS, University of London) and IIPPE Training Workshops present: Privatisation through Time and Space, an Interdisciplinary Workshop Professor Ben Fine takes a long view on today’s privatization programmes examining the changing nature of state intervention in the economy. Privatization is discussed alongside the first, second and third phases of neoliberalism, whose scholarship, ideology and policy-in-practice form a particular world vision which shift over time, place, and issue. Participants will discuss how privatisation, broadly conceived as the promotion of private interests in the organisation of social and physical infrastructure, has changed during the ‘neoliberal period’. Central to these developments is how forms of financialisation made possible by privatisation and changing roles of the state have encouraged new forms of private sector involvement in provisioning, with important implications for social and economic reproduction. These developments may also be seen as a form of variegated policy transfer from the OECD to non-OECD countries, aided and abetted by international institutions, as well as a result of policy experimentation through state/finance nexuses. Speaker(s): Ben Fine (SOAS) Event Date: 28 June 2017 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts

IIPPE Training Workshop - Anglo-Saxon Capitalism since the Financial Crisis Simon Mohun (Queen Mary University of London) Part 2 (of 2) In this first of two sessions at the IIPPE Training Workshop on “Anglo-Saxon Capitalism since the Financial Crisis”, Trevor Evans discussed economic and financial developments in the United States. The International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE) held the Training Workshop on “Anglo-Saxon Capitalism since the Financial Crisis” at SOAS, London on 8 November 2017. Speaker Biography: After school in Leeds, Simon Mohun read Politics, Philosophy and Economics as an undergraduate at Balliol College, Oxford (1967-70). Following his BA, he remained at Balliol for the BPhil in Economics (1970-72). After a fixed term one year Lectureship in Economics at the University of Southampton (1972-3), he was appointed as Lecturer in Economics at Queen Mary in September 1973, where (apart from periods of leave) he remained. He gained his PhD from London University in 1990, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1991. He spent the second half of the 1990s as Head of the Department of Economics. After a subsequent period of leave, in 2002 he transferred to the newly created Centre for Business Management, now the School of Business and Management at Queen Mary, where he was promoted to a chair in Political Economy in 2005. He retired from Queen Mary at the end of March 2011 to concentrate on his research, and was appointed Emeritus Professor of Political Economy. Speaker(s): Simon Mohun (Queen Mary University of London) Event Date: 8 November 2017 Released by: SOAS Economics Podcast

IIPPE Training Workshop - Anglo-Saxon Capitalism since the Financial Crisis Trevor Evans (Berlin School of Economics and Law) Part 1 (of 2) In this first of two sessions at the IIPPE Training Workshop on “Anglo-Saxon Capitalism since the Financial Crisis”, Trevor Evans discusses economic and financial developments in the United States. The International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE) held the Training Workshop on “Anglo-Saxon Capitalism since the Financial Crisis” at SOAS, London on November 8th, 2017. Speaker Biography: Trevor Evans is Professor for Monetary Theory, Monetary Policy and International Currency Relations at the Department of Business and Economics at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. He has a PhD in economics from the University of London. He worked for many years at the Regional Centre for Economic and Social Research (CRIES) in Managua, Nicaragua, and has been a professor of economics at the Berlin School of Economics since 2006. He is a member of the coordinating committee of the European Economists for an Alternative Economic Policy in Europe. Speaker(s): Trevor Evans (Berlin School of Economics and Law), Simon Mohun (Queen Mary University of London) Event Date: 8 November 2017 Released by: IIPPE Podcasts