CSUEB professor weighs economic similarities between 1930s and today

• August 9, 2011 5:13am

During the 1930s California was awash in ambitious public works projects including the Caldecott Tunnel, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct. These projects helped lay the groundwork for the expansion of the state to its present status as the 10th largest economy in the world.

CSUEB Management Lecturer Mary Anne Brady will lead a discussion comparing the financial crises of these two eras on August 10 at the Mastick Senior Center as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Cal State East Bay.  This talk will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Room D. Admission is free to senior center members and $5 for non-members.   Visit the OLLI Web site for more information. 

In an interview with the Alameda Patch, Brady said, “I don’t provide all the answers in my presentations. I am posing questions. I have a conversation with the audience.”  Read article.

Brady said that although she has studied the 1930s economy, she cannot offer one easy solution to the current financial despair.

KL