{"title": "How sustainable (or unsustainable) is China's miracle growth since Deng's reforms?", "start": "2026-11-02T17:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/antiquity/china", "society/economics"], "description": "A free public seminar at SOAS University of London on China's economic miracle since Deng Xiaoping's reforms. Professor Kent Deng of the LSE presents his book 'The Rise and Fall of China's Economic Miracle, 1950-2030', charting China's economy from the 14th century to today. He explains how Deng's state-led model lifted China to the world's second largest economy, and argues that with doors now closing to its trade, China would need a new miracle to return to pre-2010 growth. The event, organised by the SOAS China Institute and chaired by Professor Steve Tsang, requires registration.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/how-sustainable-or-unsustainable-is-chinas-miracle-growth-si-43654/", "official_url": "https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/how-sustainable-or-unsustainable-chinas-miracle-growth-dengs-reforms", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3eb791279e5f36992d56d4d85d8a067823590262e821ed8b26cbc640b3b11810-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-02T17:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Governing growth: the postwar transformations of capitalism and democracy", "start": "2026-11-02T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T20:00:00Z", "place": "London School of Economics and Political Science", "address": "Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/postwar", "society/politics"], "description": "A public lecture at the London School of Economics and Political Science on how capitalist economies change over time and what political consequences follow. Peter Hall presents his new book \"Governing Growth\", tracing interactions between politics and economics in Western democracies over the past eighty years. He identifies three postwar growth regimes - modernization, liberalisation and knowledge-based growth - each paired with a distinctive regime of political representation, with discussants Sara Hobolt and David Soskice and chair Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey. 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Mark Garnier OBE MP, the UK Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury) and Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade), and a former trade minister in the Theresa May Government, will outline what a Conservative government's economic and trade policy may look like. He will discuss inward investment, the balance between economic growth and economic security, and the implications of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The briefing will be chaired by Michael Lawrence OBE, Asia House Chief Executive.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mark-garnier-obe-mp-to-brief-asia-house-on-opposition-econom-59993/", "official_url": "https://www.asiahouse.org/event/mark-garnier-obe-mp-to-brief-asia-house-on-opposition-economic-and-business-policy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7023a5c2c36841a04eed5f61394a47e51e5c650cd088abe8ca0f35cd6f80bb4e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "In conversation with Sri Mulyani Indrawati", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T20:00:00Z", "place": "London School of Economics and Political Science", "address": "Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "This year's SPP Annual Lecture is an in-person and online public conversation at the London School of Economics and Political Science. 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The event is hosted by the School of Public Policy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/in-conversation-with-sri-mulyani-indrawati-74268/", "official_url": "https://www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-public-policy/events/2026-27/spp-annual-lecture-2026-in-conversation-with-sri-mulyani-indrawati", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7dc5403a65d6d219a9d5e99b06d7195151a8f81af9ee6e9f5f12977ba584a07d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Threat of Capitalism Without Democracy, with Martin Wolf", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T20:30:00Z", "place": "Conway Hall", "address": "Red Lion Square 25, WC1R 4RL London", "price": "Premium Seating £49.99, Standard £34.99, Concession £19.99 (each +£2 venue levy)", "price_from": "34.99", "price_to": "49.99", "tickets_url": "https://conwayhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173677311", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/economics"], "description": "An in-person talk titled \"The Threat of Capitalism Without Democracy, with Martin Wolf\", part of the Intelligence Squared series at Conway Hall. Martin Wolf, the chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, marks the launch of an updated edition of his book The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism. He argues that democratic capitalism, the pairing of free markets and free elections, is under attack, citing Donald Trump's tariffs, Elon Musk's alignment with far right parties and the rise of extreme parties worldwide, and makes the case for why the combination of both democracy and capitalism is needed more than ever. The audience can ask questions in a live Q&A.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-threat-of-capitalism-without-democracy-with-martin-wolf-35425/", "official_url": "https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/the-threat-of-capitalism-without-democracy-with-martin-wolf/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ed9f82dfdf88b3014c3d50be2174fc63d970a6c47988f1ed827d294a99e05d06-600.webp"}, {"title": "Hope Working Group: Roundtable and Book Launch, David Chandler's Hope (Routledge Shortcuts)", "start": "2026-11-12T17:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "University of Westminster", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.routledge.com/Hope-Shortcuts-to-a-Big-Idea/Chandler/p/book/9781041058656", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/books", "society/politics"], "description": "A roundtable and book launch for David Chandler's Hope (Routledge Shortcuts), hosted by the Hope Working Group. Discussants include Noga Glucksam, Seán Molloy, Nitasha Kaul and Emma McCluskey, chaired by Aidan Hehir. The book explores the politics of hope against a world shaped by global crises, from political disillusionment to catastrophic climate change. 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Drawing on nearly 60 years of access to world leaders, he examines what makes tyrants and how sane societies slip into despotism, from Putin, Assad, Saddam, Gaddafi and Trump to Gorbachev, Mandela, Havel and Zelensky. The second half is an audience question-and-answer session about the events he has covered, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to Tiananmen Square and the Gulf Wars. The event runs 1hr 50 min including a 20-minute interval, presented and promoted by Fane.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/john-simpson-the-leaders-and-lunatics-tour-35204/", "official_url": "https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/john-simpson/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3462d6b4ffd690999dd662788d30f5db41dcc95eff27f33893c01df792322ad8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Fundraiser: The People's Emergency Briefing + Discussion", "start": "2026-11-03T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Arzner", "address": "Bermondsey Square 10, SE1 3UN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://thearzner.com/TheArzner.dll/WhatsOn?f=361479", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/climate/climate-change", "film/documentary"], "description": "A film screening followed by a discussion, held as a fundraiser to mark the International Day for Biosphere Reserves, with all ticket sales donated to LDEC and The People's Emergency Briefing. The film presents the national implications of climate and nature breakdown, along with credible positive responses, in a single accessible account. It features Chris Packham, leading scientists, a former general and Jennifer Saunders being frank about where things are heading and what can be done. After the screening there will be a discussion with LDEC (London Doughnut Economy Coalition) and Southwark Councillor Victor Chamberlain.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/fundraiser-the-peoples-emergency-briefing-discussion-65412/", "official_url": "https://thearzner.com/TheArzner.dll/WhatsOn?f=390650", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4880e1e0f9712358c5321e9d2c9b43ae505f8d1bd65beccbd6fe6ec8898f7a53-2000.webp"}]}