Book launch and talks in early April...
Following a delightful book launch last Tuesday at the Waterstone's Economists' Bookshop at the London School of Economics (LSE), next week I will be hitting the road to speak about Che Guevara's contribution to the Cuban Revolution and the economics of revolution at events in Liverpool and Newcastle before returning to London and all in just over one week. Details of these events are copied below. First though, some photos of Meghnad Desai and Colin Lewis - both my PhD supervisors at LSE - speaking at the book launch there in front of a very mixed and enthusiastic crowd. Almost all the books were sold!
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Tuesday 31 March: Liverpool
Book Launch: Che Guevara – The Economics of Revolution by Helen Yaffe 7.30pm in El Rincon, Roscoe Street Liverpool L1 Organised by Rock around the Blockade Contact: 07956 458 331 or ratb.liverpool@gmail.com
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Saturday 4 April: Newcastle
Cuba and Latin America - Leading the Fightback against capitalist crisis, At Stage 2, Northumbria Students’ Union, Sandyford Road, Newcastle (5 mins walk from Haymarket Metro), 2-6pm.
Public meeting organised by Rock around the Blockade. Speakers are:
Colombia: Alberto Fajardo. Colombian activist speaking about the Colombian people's struggle against the brutal imperialist - backed Uribe regime.
Capitalism in Crisis: Josep Eskovitchl. Revolutionary Communist Group & contributor to the newspaper Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism!
Cuba: Helen Yaffe. Author of 'Che Guevara: The economics of Revolution.' (2009) Rock around the Blockade activist, speaking about country that has been buiding a socialist alternative to capitalism for half a century.
ALBA: Unity against the Crisis. Diego Almeida (MERU - Movement of Ecuadorians in the UK) speaking about ALBA - The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas.
All welcome, wheelchair access available. Tel: 07858 346 276
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Tuesday 7 April: London
Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution
Rock Around the Blockade present a talk by author Helen Yaffe on her book
Bolivar Hall, Venezuelan Emassy 54 Grafton Way, London W1T 5DL (nearest tubes Warren Street and Goodge Street) 7.30-9pm Based on new archival research and interviews with his contemporaries and colleagues, this book records Guevara’s contribution to industrial organisation, economic management and socialist political economy debates as a member of the Cuban government. Guevara created the Budgetary Finance System, an economic management system unique to socialism.
It was consistent with his Marxist analysis and included policies to promote education and training, establish administrative controls, forge workers’ participation in management, found science and technology institutes and raise consciousness whilst institutionalising psychology as a management tool.
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I'm really looking forward to the talk in Newcastle next week. I've started reading the book and it's fascinating - it will be great to have the opportunity to ask Helen questions about her methodology.
Posted by: annie | 03/27/2009 at 11:39 AM
I'm really looking forward to the talk in Newcastle next week. I've started reading the book and it's fascinating - it will be great to have the opportunity to ask Helen questions about her methodology.
Posted by: annie | 03/27/2009 at 11:39 AM