Can we make accountable societies? Lessons from the Dutch Golden Age and the invention of sustainable finance

Society today has a crisis of confidence in elites. This extends to both public and private finance, which are seen negatively by huge swathes of the population. This talk will show how modern Europe built financial and governmental trust and confidence via a culture of accountability in 16th and 17th Century Holland and Britain. It will ask, is it possible to achieve an accountable society today?

Date: 4 May 2018, 17:30 (Friday, 2nd week, Trinity 2018)
Venue:
Blavatnik School of Government
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter OX2 6GG
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Details: Accessible building
Speaker: Professor Jacob Soll (University of Southern California)
Organising department: Blavatnik School of Government
Organiser contact email address: events@bsg.ox.ac.uk
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Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/can-we-make-accountable-societies
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Lucy Forsyth