Public lecture: Can the UK generate sustainable economic growth?

You are cordially invited to a public lecture by Malcolm Prowle, Professor of Performance Management at the University of Gloucestershire, on the topic of: Can the UK generate sustainable economic growth?

The lecture will take place at the School of Business, Computing & Social Sciences at the University of Gloucestershire, with registration from 5.30pm at the atrium, and the lecture commencing at 6pm at the ground-floor lecture theatre (OX-BG-019).

This will be followed by light refreshment in the atrium at 7pm. Please note: This will be a hybrid lecture, taking place on campus and live-streamed online via Microsoft Teams. If you cannot attend in person and would like to join this event online, please register HERE.

The lecture synopsis and speaker biography are as follows:

Synopsis

Since the end of the Great Recession in 2008/09, the UK economy has only generated relatively small amounts of growth (<1% per annum). Such levels of growth are seen as insufficient to materially improve (or even maintain) living standards and/or to finance growth in the demand for public services.

Governments of all political parties (including the present government) sees increased economic growth as a key aspiration, but little improvement seems to be forthcoming. There are a number of reasons why this might be the case, and, in this lecture, Professor Prowle will explore the following themes:

• What is meant by economic growth?
• Why is economic growth needed?
• The impact of climate change and related issues
• The need for sustainable economic growth
• Delivering sustainable economic growth
• The key role for small-medium businesses
• What other paths might be followed?

Speaker

Malcolm Prowle is Professor of Performance Management at the School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences at the University of Gloucestershire. Originally, he trained as a physical scientist but changed to the field of economics and finance, becoming a professionally qualified accountant. He gained senior financial experience (to CFO level) in a number of public and private sector organisations and also spent 15 years working at senior levels for the consultancy practices of KPMG and PWC, where he worked in the UK and overseas. He also held posts at several other university business schools (Warwick, Nottingham) and visiting academic posts at several other universities.

He has worked at the highest levels of government and has advised Ministers, Ambassadors, senior civil servants and public service managers on a variety of issues. He has worked for the World Bank, the World Health Organisation, UNHCR, UNDP and the Governments of India, Brazil and Cyprus. He has been an advisor to two House of Commons Select Committees and to three shadow ministers. He has over a hundred publications including ten books, and numerous research reports and academic papers. He has spoken and presented papers at a wide range of events and conferences including that of the Prime Ministers Policy Unit, WHO, IPD, BMA, the Economics Research Council as well as academic and professional conferences.