Ralph Harris on economics

Title

Ralph Harris on economics

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:36:56

Description

Nicholas Leonard interviews Lord Ralph Harris, Chairman of the Institute of Economic Affairs and founder of the University of Buckingham, Britain’s first privately funded university, for the Marie Kinsey programme. On his Conservative politics; the post-war economy and Keynesian theory; establishing the Instutute of Economic Affairs and their publications; Margaret Thatcher; controversial formation of the university; Eastern Europe’s newly democratised economies.

Contributors

Nicholas Leonard; Ralph Harris

Keywords

Politics; Margaret Thatcher; Economics; Conservative Party; Privatization; Economic systems; Capitalism; Eastern Europe; Universities; Private finance; Market economy; Marie Kinsey; Ralph Harris; Institute of Economic Affairs; University of Buckingham; John Maynard Keynes

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