Tony Norfield (Author of 'The City: London and the Global Power of Finance')

Abstract:

Tony Norfield will explain how major corporations like Apple, Amazon and Facebook work and what their operations reveal about contemporary capitalism. He will discuss how these corporations use the financial system and their commercial power and how their operations question traditional views of company profitability.

Speaker biography:

In 2014, Tony Norfield gained his PhD from SOAS on the topic of 'British Imperialism and Finance'. He had previously worked in bank dealing rooms for 20 years. His book, The City: London and the Global Power of Finance, was published in 2016.

Speaker(s): Tony Norfield, Sophie Van Huellen (SOAS)

Event Date:

18 October 2017

Released by:

SOAS Economics Podcast