What are we talking about?

Behind the rhetoric of the ‘invisible hand’ of the market, the dynamics of recent decades are clear: the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.

To shape a different future, we need to rethink our development model, where what matters is not only the short-term profit of a minority, but greater social justice in the name of shared growth. Is it possible to rethink a renewed role for the state in the economy in order to break new ground?

The second edition of the Critical Economics Festival, ‘State Capitalism, State of Capitalism’, directed by Professor Emanuele Felice, aims to provide an opportunity for open and constructive debate to examine the state of capitalism on the one hand and to rethink the role of the state in promoting a more equitable and just society on the other.

Some of the most representative voices on the national and international scene are participating in the Festival, including Vinod Aggarwal, Danielle Guizzo, Mabel Lu Miao, Madeleine Péron, Ernesto Maria Ruffini, Alfredo Saad Filho, Francesco Saraceno, Gary Stevenson, Bhaskar Sunkara, Pasquale Tridico, Nadia Urbinati, Vincenzo Visco, Sun Yanhong and many others.

When: 10 and 11 October 2025
Where: Viale Pasubio 5, Milan

To register and get all the information, click here.