OLLI101317 - Henry George, Karl Marx and Their Followers

Course Description

HENRY GEORGE, KARL MARX AND THEIR FOLLOWERS
Ed Dodson
Thursdays, 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Jan. 27-Feb. 24 | Session 1
This lecture/discussion course will detail the century of sometimes intense rivalry between the followers of political economists Henry George and Karl Marx that began in the 1880s. Henry George emerged as a major figure in the fight against monopolies and of land monopoly, particularly. Karl Marx provided the intellectual analysis supporting the various schemes for the establishment of socialism as a political and economic system. The two movements challenged conventional wisdom but offered very different solutions to the problems of poverty and privilege plaguing societies.
Maximum registrants: 100