Economics

Win tickets: Amartya Sen on 'poverty and the tolerance of the intolerable' at LSE

This your chance to see the Nobel Prize-winning economist deliver a lecture on the challenges facing today's anti-poverty campaigners

January 14, 2014
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THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED

Win tickets to a sellout lecture by the Nobel Prize winning economist Amartya Sen on January 22, which is hosted by Prospect Magazine and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

The lecture will take place at the London School of Economics from 6.30pm to 8pm.

Drawing on his ground-breaking work on poverty and development, Professor Sen will examine some of the biggest economic and moral issues facing anti-poverty campaigners today.

To win a pair of VIP tickets either tweet us @prospect_uk with the answer to the question below, including the hashtag #LSEpoverty or email your answer to events@prospect-magazine.co.uk

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The lecture will also be streamed live via the LSE's video channel and will also be available for viewing after the event.

Follow the event live on Twitter, using the hashtag #LSEpoverty

For further information and access queries visit the LSE website.

Prospect will need your full name and the name of your plus one before sending the tickets. The competition will close at 12pm on Wednesday 22 January.

You will need to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start time to guarantee entry. All LSE's events are over ticketed.

For further information about timing and attending the event please see: http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/ERD/conferenceAndEventsOffice/comingToAnEventAtLSE.aspx