A joint project of the Adam Smith Institute
& the Institute of Economic Affairs
2011 Timetable
Monday 11 July
2–2.30pm: Madsen Pirie – “John Stuart Mill’s Tradition of Liberty”
2.30–4pm: Mark Pennington – “Hayek and the Spontaneous Order Tradition”
4.30–6pm: Steve Davies – “Freedom in the Making of the Modern World”
Tuesday 12 July
9–10.30am: Chris Snowdon – “Why the Spirit Level is Wrong and Dangerous”
11–12.30pm: Craig Smith – “Classical Liberalism and Social Justice”
2.30–4pm: Philip Booth – “Trade, Aid, Fair Trade, and Development”
4.30–6pm: Mark Pennington – “Public Choice and the Politics of Government Failure”
6–7.15pm: Kevin Dowd – “Capitalism True and False”
Wednesday 13 July
9–10.30am: Steve Davies – “History as the History of Liberty”
11–12.30pm: Anthony Evans – “Introduction to Austrian Economics”
4–5.30pm: Steve Davies – “Classical Liberalism and the Welfare State”
5.30–6.30pm: Craig Smith – “Civil Society vs Politics”
Thursday 14 July
9–10.30am: Steve Davies – “The Private Provision of Public Goods”
11– 12.30pm: Anthony Evans – “The Financial Crisis: Causes and Cures”
2.30–4pm: Anthony Evans – “Competition and Monopoly”
4.30–6pm: Mark Pennington – “Free Market Environmentalism”
Friday 15 July
9–10.30pm: Craig Smith – “Adam Smith and Political Economy”
11–12pm: Faculty Panel with Steve Davies, Tom Clougherty, Anton Howes and Craig Smith.
12–1pm: Closing speech by JP Floru