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OUR CURRICULUM OF FREE COURSES Even a cursory look reveals a world now gripped by numerous wars over territory, and bedeviled by economic depression and growing social inequality. Towards the end of the nineteenth-century a book was written which analysed these enormous social problems and provided a remedy. This book was Progress and Poverty. Its author was an American, Henry George. Twenty-five years after its publication it had sold over two million copies making it easily among the most widely-read book on economics ever written.� In this book George pointed to a weakness in our most basic economic institution, private property in land.Since it was written its teaching has been endorsed by so many famous men and women that it is hard to imagine why both the book and its author are now all-but forgotten. The Russian writer Leo Tolstoy offered this reason. Those who profit from landed property use all possible means to conceal from themselves and others the truth and to crush, extinguish and distort it, or, if these do not succeed, to hush it up (A Great Iniquity). The object of the Association for Good Government is to get the principles enunciated in Progress and Poverty and in George's other works given the public discussion that they deserve. These teachings fall easily into three kinds:
The progression of courses, from introductory, intermediate, through to several advanced courses allow time for discussion and revision. The course is broken down as follows: Georgist Economic Philosophy: An Introductory Course for Those Seeking Social Justice
Georgist Political Economy: An Intermediate Course for Those Seeking Social Justice
 The following is the TENTATIVE schedule of Introductory and Intermediate courses set down for 2019 to to be held at the 1F Henry George House, 122 Lt. Eveleigh St. Redfern (50 meters west of the Redfern Station).   FREE COURSE OFFERINGS:
OUR CORE CURRICULUM First Offering: Fall Break
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm & (repeat) 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Monopoly vs. Prosperity, a Reflective Approach. Tuesday. 14th April Fundamental Principles & Economics 1. Wednesday15th April Economics 2 & Public Policy. Thursday 16th April.
Intermediate: Political Economy for Those Seeking Social Justice
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm and (repeat) 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Settlers of Catan, a Reflective Approach. Tuesday 21st April
A Free & Open Society vs An Enclosed Society: Wednesday 22nd April
An Enslaved Society to Individual Liberty: Thursday. 23rd April. Second Offering: Winter Break Introductory: Economic Philosophy for Those Seeking Social Justice. 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm & (repeat) 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Monopoly vs. Prosperity, a Reflective Approach. Monday. 7th July. Fundamental Principles & Economics 1. Wednesday 9th July. Economics 2 & Public Policy. Friday 11th July.
Intermediate: Political Economy for Those Seeking Social Justice
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm and (repeat) 6:00 pm to 8:00 p Settlers of Catan, a Reflective Approach. Monday 13th July A Free & Open Society vs An Enclosed Society: Wednesday 15th July An Enslaved Society to Individual Liberty: Friday. 17th July.
Third Offering: Spring Break Introductory: Economic Philosophy for Those Seeking Social Justice. 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm & (repeat) 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Monopoly vs. Prosperity, a Reflective Approach. Monday. 28th September.
Fundamental Principles & Economics 1. Wednesday 30th September.
Economics 2 & Public Policy. Friday 2nd October. Intermediate: Political Economy for Those Seeking Social Justice 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm and (repeat) 6:00 pm to 8:00 p
Settlers of Catan, a Reflective Approach. Monday 5th October.
A Free & Open Society vs An Enclosed Society: Wednesday 7th October.
An Enslaved Society to Individual Liberty: Friday. 9th October.
======================= Henry George explains quite prophetically how, on the one hand, protectionism, monopolies, concessions & other policies restricting the production, movement & exchange of goods leads to imperialism &, eventually, war. On the other hand, he explains how economic liberties and mutual respect by ending all restrictions imposed by privilege lead to not only to equal rights & opportunities but to lasting peace as well. The Reading Course this year is dedicated to the study of Protection or Free Trade. It is Henry George's political economic prescription to the nagging threat and eruotion of war and a proposed road map for lasting peace. The reading courses will be held on a weekend on the following TENTATIVE dates covering the cited chapters: CHAPTERS SEVENTEEN TO TWENTY
RECOLLECTION & REVIEW: ======================= A HISTORY OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
The course was designed to familiarise Georgists and their sympathizers to the historical processes that gave rise to schools of political economic thought and influenced their respective milieus. It serves as a bridge to understand differences and common points among frameworks, promises costs and benefits, as well as promises and accomplishments. SESSION ONE:
SESSION THREE:
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