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Book Launch: What a Waste - Outsourcing and how it goes wrong

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Dates:25 November 2015
Times:17:00 - 19:00
What is it:Book launch
Organiser:School of Social Sciences
Who is it for:University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public
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  • In group "(SoSS) Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change"
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What a Waste? is the latest in the Manchester Capitalism series of short books from MUP which aim to reframe the big issues of economic renewal, financial reform and political mobilisation. This launch event introduces the book through short presentations by CRESC researchers from MBS and Queen Mary about how government outsourcing goes wrong, why and what can be done. This is part of a larger argument about private corporations and the public interest which will be made by Kevin Farnsworth (University of York) whose authoritative work on corporate welfare has been cited by the new Labour leadership.

5.00-5.30 How outsourcing goes wrong

Arguments from the book • Mick Moran (MBS) on the convenience of the state • Colin Haslam and Sukhdev Johal (Queen Mary) on the opportunism of outsourcing companies

5.30-5.45 Corporate Welfare

Taking advantage of the state? • Kevin Farnsworth

5.45-5.50 break

5.50-6.20 Discussion: What is to be done? Introduced by Karel Williams

6.20 – 7.00 Drinks

For catering purposes, please register your attendance with Claire Dyer by emailing claire.dyer@manchester.ac.uk

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