Society – the way people are generally accustomed, organised, and interact with each other. Often this is taken as something which just “is” that can never be changed, either radically or gradually.
We live in a predominantly capitalist world – an economic system characterized by private ownership and control over the means of production. The distribution of goods and services and their prices are mainly determined by competition in a free market. Under such a system, the primary job of government is to protect private property, enforce contracts and ensure the rule of law. Such a system is often blamed by the Left for social class divides and the economic gap between the rich and the poor.
Meanwhile, the global economic crisis has raised some important questions about the way our world continues to function both economically and politically; and many academics question whether there could be another way, another successful way of governing the world as we know it.
Therefore in conjunction with the Broad Left Society, the Debating Society puts forward the motion, “THB this form of capitalism has failed and needs replacing”.
Proposition:
Dr David Bailey – Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations
Leander Jones – Undergraduate in Political Science, Member of Broad Left Society
Opposition:
Professor Colin Thain – Head of Political Science and International Relations
Dr Matthew Szeto Chak Hin – Junior Doctor of Medicine for NHS, previous Vice-President of the Debating Society
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