Meet the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge

David Sainsbury – businessman, philanthropist, Labour life peer, former government minister and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge – takes part in the Cambridge Wordfest summer season next week (Tuesday June 11 at the Emmanuel United Reformed Church) for the launch of his new book, Progressive Capitalism.

Progressive Capitalism seeks to replace neoliberalism with a new progressive political economy. This is based on an analysis of why the growth rates of countries differ, and what firms have to do to achieve competitive advantage in today’s global economy.

The cornerstone of the political economy of Progressive Capitalism is a belief in capitalism. But it also incorporates the three defining beliefs of Progressive thinking. These are: the crucial role of institutions, the need for the state to be involved in their design to resolve conflicting interests, and the use of social justice as an important measure of a country’s economic performance. Social justice, defined as fairness, is used as a measure of performance in addition to the rate of economic growth and liberty.

Come and meet Lord Sainsbury and be part of an important debate.

Chaired by Andrew Freeman, Director of Demos Finance and a Risk Fellow at the Judge Business School.


11 Jun 2013 - 19:00pm

Emmanuel United Reformed Church

Ticket price: £8/£6/£5

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Cambridge Wordfest aims to bring the best literary events to our historic and beautiful city. We run a programme of events throughout the year including a spring and winter festival which play host to an abundance of new and established writers. Find out more: http://www.cambridgewordfest.co.uk/index.html

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