Varieties of Capitalism in the Americas – workshop

The Centre for Economic and Business History (CEBH) is hosting a workshop on 'Varieties of Capitalism in the Americas' on Thursday 4 June 2015.

The programme is available here.

Speakers:

• Dr Elvira Vilches, North Carolina State University: Reckoning for Silver: The Global, the Local, and the Making of Money in Colonial Latin America
• Dr Emma Hart, University of St Andrews: Trading Cattle and the Histories of Early American Capitalism
• Dr Rory Miller, University of Liverpool: Business Groups, Multinationals and the State: Latin American Varieties of Capitalism
• Dr Marc-William Palen, University of Exeter: Copying American Capitalism: The Global Response to American Economic Nationalism

This workshop aims to investigate the various histories and varieties of capitalism in the Americas. It is a common trope that in the US, at least, the War of Independence heralded in a modern, more capitalist (and better?) society. However, there are many definitions of capitalism and many types; taking case studies from 16th-century South America to the 21st-century US, this workshop aims to challenge any simple teleology of the rise or development of capitalism, or indeed any central type.

The workshop is free, but participants are asked to register in advance through the University of Nottingham online store.

More information about the event is available on the website of the Centre for Economic and Business History, or for more details email Dr Sheryllynne Haggerty.