The Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman famously stated that “There is one and only one social responsibility of business—to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits.” Yet the historical record is full of businesses acting consciously or unconsciously in a public interest.
With this in mind, “Doing Business in the Public Interest” will be the theme for the 2024 BHC conference, which will meet from March 14-16, 2024, in the beautiful and historic city of Providence, RI.
Informed by the idea of doing business in the public interest, the BHC Program Committee invites sessions and papers that consider the relationship between businesses and public interest from a variety of different perspectives. (Full CFP and instructions for submission are here.)
And don’t forget to mark your calendars for our online mid-year conference “Doing Business History as Public History” from 9am-1pm ET on Friday, September 29, 2023 (announcement of program and registration information forthcoming.)
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