"Money as a Democratic Medium" is a two-day conference, to be held at Harvard Law School on December 14-15, 2018; it is co-sponsored by the Harvard Program on the Study of Capitalism, the Institute for Global Law and Policy, the Murphy Institute at Tulane University, the Harvard Law Forum, and Harvard Law School. The organizers explain:
Money, governance, and public welfare are intimately connected in the modern world. More particularly, the way political communities make money and allocate credit is an essential element of governance. . . . At the same time, those decisions about money and credit define key political structures, locating in particular hands the authority to mobilize resources, determining access to funds, and delegating power and privileges to private actors and organizations. Recognizing money and credit as public projects exposes issues of democratic purpose and possibility. In a novel focus, this conference makes those issues central.The program for the meeting is available online; the two keynote speakers will be Andrew Ross Sorkin, talking about "Payments Systems Accountability: The Case of Assault Gun Sales"; and Mehrsa Baradaran, who will speak on "The Color of Money: Banking and Racial Inequality."
The Conference is organized to encourage sustained exchange among participants over the course of the two days. It is open to all students of money, the monetary system, and the modern economy, including the public. There is no fee, but registration is required. Please see the Conference website for links to registration and local arrangements.