Philippe Aghion, Professor at the Collège de France and holder of the chairEconomics of Institutions, Innovation and Growth, will give a lecture on Saturday October 14 2023 at 11 h, on the theme " Rethinking capitalism ".
The Covid crisis has triggered an upheaval that calls into question our social and economic models, and demonstrates the inadequacies of capitalism, which differ from country to country. In the United States, it has shown the limits of the American social model, in Europe and especially in France, it has revealed a deficit in innovation, and in China it has revealed the failings of an overly authoritarian political system. How can we design a form of capitalism that is both innovative and inclusive ? How can we harness the power of creative destruction to ensure just and sustainable prosperity ? In their latest book, Le Pouvoir de la destruction créatrice (Odile Jacob, 2023), Philippe Aghion and his co-authors show how both the state and civil society are essential if business innovation is to be directed towards a more egalitarian society that is aware of the challenges posed by climate change.
The lectures, aimed at the general public, will reflect the variety of disciplines present at the Collège de France : history, economics, sociology, literature, as well as biology, chemistry, mathematics and the evolutionary sciences will all be involved.
With this new event, the libraries of the City of Paris are fulfilling their mission to disseminate knowledge and combat misinformation by offering the public opportunities to decode and explore certain areas of knowledge in greater depth. The aim is also to open a window on the world of research and how it works, and to bring Parisians closer to an exceptional institution, the Collège de France, which has been at the heart of the city's intellectual and scientific life for five centuries.
