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Issue-11 May 11, 2005
From the Editor
For many of us, summer is almost upon us
and hence the summer heterodox economics conference season is here.
I hope many of you will attend the various conferences that have
been announced in this Newsletter. This Newsletter also has
information on graduate student scholarships, jobs, books and
papers. The work that Steve Fleetwood is doing at his Lancaster
Institute should also be checked out—it is this kind of work that
makes the community of heterodox economists a reality. There are
other unsung heroes in this regard who set up local seminars and
one-day conferences hoping that heterodox economists come along to
listen to the papers. Some time their efforts pay off and lots of
economists attend—but at other times few show up because the seminar
is not dealing with their particular brand of heterodox economics.
But it is this continual effort to promote heterodox scholarship is
what is important. I hope to see more such efforts in the future
which I can announce in the Newsletter.
Fred Lee
In
this issue:
- Call
for Papers
- The Theory and Practice of Economic Policy: Tradition and Change
- Association for
Institutional Thought [AFIT]
- PEKEA 4th
international conference in Rennes, France (4-6 Nov. 2005)
- Conference at
UMASS LOWELL - October 2005 'Sustainable Jobs, Sustainable Workplaces'
- JSPE 53rd Annual
Conference, 2005- "Neo-liberalism and the Crisis of Contemporary
Society"
- Second meeting of
the European Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF)
- Econophysics
Colloquium, 14-18 November 2005
- Conferences, Seminars
and Lectures
- 7th Annual Conference of the Association of Heterodox Economics
- Conference on
Radical Economics in the 20th Century: Radical Economics and the Labor
Movement, September 15-17, 2005
- The II STOREP
National Conference of the Italian Association for the History of
Political Economy
-
Heterodox Conference Papers, Reports and Articles
- Skill Formation, Outsourcing, and Craft Unionism in Air Transport: By
Cyrus Bina, PhD
-
Heterodox Journals and Newspapers
- Analyse & Kritik volume 26 (no. 2), 2004
- Talking Economics
Bulletin - May 2005
-
Heterodox Books and Book Series
- The Macroeconomics of Development and Poverty Reduction - Strategies
Beyond the Washington Consensus
-
Heterodox Job Postings
- North American Commission for Labor Cooperation
- Heterodox Graduate Schools
and PhD Scholarships
- Two Research Scholarships From Wendy Olsen
-
Heterodox Associations
and Institutes
- Institute of Advanced Studies- Lancaster University
Call for Papers
The Theory and Practice of
Economic Policy: Tradition and Change
The Ninth Conference of the Italian Association for the History of
Economic Thought (AISPE) will be held on June 15-17, 2006 at the
University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
Main Subject
The aim of the Ninth AISPE Conference is to present original research on
the evolution of economic policy, from its first theoretical statements
right through to the most recent proposals and practices. The organizing
committee encourages papers on individual authors and schools of
thought, theories and categories of economic policy, policies concerning
specific sectors, countries, areas and institutions.
Main Conference Themes
Traditions
- The periodical re-emergence of Mercantilist doctrines
- The relevance of Classics and Neo-classics to the present day
- Marxism and economic policy
- Keynesian economic policy 70 years after the General Theory
- The Monetarist "rule" and the art of central banking
Recent developments
- The "new classical economics" and the "supply side"
- The "new" Keynesians
- The economic policy as a "game"
- The "new political economy"
- Expectations and economic policy
- Growth and economic policy
- National, local and sectoral “experiences"
- Political regimes and economic choices
- The "third ways"
- The policies of planning and reforms
- Price control and income distribution
- Monopoly and competition
- Regional and local economic policies
- Sectoral economic policies
- The internationalization of economic policy
- Free trade areas and monetary unions
- International economic organizations
- International economic policy co-ordination
Other sessions
According to the AISPE tradition, "free" sessions including papers on
different general topics related to the History of Economic Thought will
be organized.
Scientific Committee
Piero Bini (University of Roma 3), Pier Francesco Asso (University of
Palermo), Marco Bianchini (University of Pavia), Ferruccio Marzano
(University of Roma, La Sapienza), Manuela Mosca (University of Lecce),
Riccardo Realfonzo (University of Benevento), Gianfranco Tusset
(University of Padova)
Abstracts
Abstracts (max 500 words) and proposals for sessions (max 1000 words)
must be submitted by December 15, 2005 to Gianfranco Tusset by:
e-mail: gianfranco.tusset@unipd.it
or mail: Department of Economics, Via del Santo, 33 - 35123 Padova
(Italy)
Call for papers and information about the Conference are posted on the
Conference website:
www.decon.unipd.it/aispe
Association for Institutional
Thought [AFIT]
2006 CALL FOR PAPERS
The annual meeting of AFIT will be held April 19-23, 2006
Westin Hotel
Phoenix,Arizona
In conjunction with the Western Social Science Association (WSSA) 48th
Annual Conference
Theme for the 2006 Conference:
What’s Right with Institutional Economics; What’s Wrong with
Institutional Economics?
Institutional economists have long promoted a far-ranging program,
addressing theoretical, methodological, and policy issues. As with any
enterprise, it is necessary from time to time to take stock of the body
of knowledge that has accumulated over the decades, and to make an
estimate as to what has been accomplished and what is required if
further progress is to be achieved. Is there consensus on the main
theoretical corpus of institutional economics? What should be the
institutionalist stance on major policy issues? Is a single, unified
approach to issues possible? Is this desirable? It is hoped that this
conference brings out differences on these and other matters,
encouraging good debate and attempts at resolution.
Some possible themes for panels and/or papers
•Exactly what is institutional theory? Is there a unified theory
incorporating the work of the major figures in this approach, or do we
see disjointed elements, impossible to synthesize?
•What is the place of pragmatism in the institutionalist approach? Are
there methods used that run counter to pragmatism?
•What is and what should be the relation between institutionalism and
Marx, Keynes, Polanyi, et al.?
•To what extent does institutional theory correspond to a monetary
economy? Is “real” analysis more enlightening than monetary relations?
•What work needs to be done in order to advance the institutional
program of institutional economists?
In addition to the above topics, AFIT welcomes papers reflecting the
tradition and analytical perspective of institutional economics and
applications of institutional analysis to current policy issues.
Submissions from economists of other heterodox schools of thought are
also welcome. AFIT encourages proposals from graduate students, and it
is anticipated that at least one and possibly more panels of graduate
student papers will be included in the program this year.
AFIT hopes to continue the tradition of having one or more roundtables
on ideas, experiences, and materials helpful for incorporating
institutionalism and heterodox economics into our teaching. Participants
in these roundtables are encouraged to submit their materials for
posting on the AFIT web site.
Anyone interested in attending the AFIT Conference or in finding out
more about the organization may visit the AFIT web site at http://afit.cba.nau.edu.
The WSSA web site can be found at http://wssa.asu.edu.
You must be a member of AFIT to present a paper at the conference.
Annual dues are only $15. Contact Steven Bolduc, Secretary-Treasurer of
AFIT, (bolduc@mnstate.edu).
How to submit a proposal:
Individual Paper Proposals. Proposals must include the following
information:
Section: AFIT
Author:
Mailing Address:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Title of Paper:
Abstract (150 words):
Complete Panel Proposals. Complete panel proposals are invited. Panel
proposals should include 3-4 papers, 1-2 discussants and a panel chair.
Panel organizers should send a brief letter with the following
information: 1) Title of panel; 2) List of Participants; 3) E-mail
addresses for all panel participants. Each participant in the panel
should also submit an individual proposal with the information listed
above.
Please note: Abstracts of papers presented at AFIT will be included in
the WSSA published abstract disk (available at the conference). WSSA
requires that abstracts not exceed 150 words. Excessively long abstracts
will be truncated at the word limit.
Audiovisual or other equipment needs: Individual and panel proposals
should include requests for any equipment (WSSA does not provide
computer projectors). It is difficult (and expensive) to arrange for
equipment at the last minute. Please plan ahead!
Send proposals by E-mail (file attachment in Microsoft Word or RTF
format preferred) to the Vice President of AFIT:
John F. Henry
Dept. of Economics
University of Missouri
211 Haag Hall
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
Phone: (816) 235-1309
E-mail: henryjf@umkc.edu
Deadline for proposal submission: December 1, 2005
PEKEA 4th international conference
in Rennes, France (4-6 Nov. 2005)
invites you to come and debate on the theme «Democracy and Economy»
PEKEA (Political and Ethical Knowledge on Economic Activities) is a
world think tank network to build a new knowledge about economic
activities. It is backed by more than 700 researchers in the field of
human and social science and links thousands of people around the world,
through associations of the civil society and citizens involved in local
governments.
We will explore in Rennes what are the necessary links between
“Democracy and Economy” in order to organize, according to “our societal
values”, a process to find our way towards “a common feasible future”.
We supposed that it is necessary that power is kept by the people and
all its visible members, and it is not left to the economy, with its
invisible face: this would lead to set up an Ecocracy without any
responsibility from anyone.
PEKEA is expecting you in Rennes (France) with contributions of
different types: Theoretical and empirical analyses and also monographs
and reports of observations and experiences, all based on a
multidisciplinary spirit with an oral presentation based on a synopsis
or/and a short or a longer paper.
More on the website:
http://en.pekea-fr.org/?p=8
Conference at UMASS LOWELL -
October 2005 'Sustainable Jobs, Sustainable Workplaces'
Call for Papers - Abstracts due June 1, 2005 Conference - October 27-28,
2005
We seek five hundred-word abstracts for papers on the broadly defined
theme "Sustainable Jobs, Sustainable Workplaces." Our concept of
sustainable work is evolving, but changes in the workplace and the
reorganization of work are at its center, with society and environment
interwoven. Thus we want to look not only at occupational and industry
shifts, job security, and pay, but at work's impact on workers -
workload, staffing cuts, deskilling, hours, stress, contingency, and
socialization in the workplace.
We seek papers that address at least one of the following:
1. What is a sustainable job?
2. What changes are occurring in applied technologies and the
organization of work, and how are these changes making jobs more or less
sustainable?
3. What trends and institutions are shaping these changes?
4. What are the implications of these changes for the sustainability of
communities and the environment?
5. How would community and environmental sustainability be affected if
jobs and workplaces were to become more sustainable?
6. What initiatives or approaches could lead to more sustainable jobs
and workplaces?<>
Note: Labor and community researchers and organizers are encouraged to
submit abstracts. Writing collaborations are encouraged.
The conference is organized by the Committee on Industrial Theory and
Assessment (CITA) and the Labor Extension Program at UMass Lowell. For
information on these programs visit http://www.uml.edu.edu/com/CITA/ and
http://www.uml.edu/laborextension/.
Complete call including Background and Conference Themes can be viewed
at www.uml.edu/com/cita
JSPE 53rd Annual Conference, 2005-
"Neo-liberalism and the Crisis of Contemporary Society"
15-16 October 2005 at Daito Bunka University :
1-9-1 Takashimadaira, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 175-8571, Japan
The 53rd annual conference of the
JAPAN SOCIETY OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
(JSPE) will be held on October 15 (Saturday) and 16 (Sunday), 2005, at
the Itabashi Campus of Daito-Bunka University, Tokyo. The topic for the
plenary session in this conference will be Neo-liberalism and the Crisis
of Contemporary Society, intended as a sequel to its 2004 counterpart,
which was The Market Today ? What Economics Understands by That Term. It
is hoped that the new theme will build on the critique of market
fundamentalism debated with much heat last year at the JSPE 52nd annual
conference at Osaka University of Economics, so that we may finally come
to grips with the real nature of the neo-liberal ideology that underpins
the crisis of present-day society, in both historical and theoretical
light.
In the process of overcoming stagflation which had ravaged developed
countries, there arose concomitantly political leaders of neo-liberal
persuasion, such as Reagan, Thatcher and Nakasone, at the beginning of
the 1980s, campaigning in concert for smaller government, freedom in the
market and eventually globalization. Globalization is the pious hope of
multinational firms which translates itself into the market-oriented
policies, promoted vigorously with the neo-liberal ideology by the IMF
and the World Bank. In consequence of these policies we have witnessed
widening gulf between the rich and the poor, increasing degradation of
the environment and the undermining of acquired rights of the working
classes, all in the name of the structural change of the economy and the
protection of the right and responsibility of the individual. While the
solidarity of the community and the power of trade unions are
systematically encroached upon, civil movements of all sorts,
represented by NPOs and NGOs, are spreading quickly throughout the
world. It appears as though the old “safety nets” are being replaced by
new forms of people’s intervention and surveillance. It is, however, not
yet clear in which direction the aggregate of these varied trends might
eventually lead.
If neo-liberalism is an ideology in support of the “globalizing”
imperialism which has entailed the current crisis of human society, we
must first relate it with the present phase of development of capitalism
so as to comprehend its historical significance. Globalization has
indeed had the effect of weakening the nation-state, as national borders
have become relative. But, while the traditional state shows signs of
decline, the regional and ideological coalitions of the states are today
more easily formed for the purpose of collective defense and/or wars of
aggression. None of the specific issues that face Japan at present, be
it budgetary reforms, reforms of the welfare and pension system,
restructuring of firms and industry or deregulation of the labor market,
can be adequately understood out of the context, that is to say, in
isolation from the broader trends of the world economy dictated by new
imperialism which embodies the message of neo-liberalism. It is up to
political economy to throw theoretical light on the hidden force working
behind the scene.
Sessions :
The JSPE invites proposals for sessions in English in the following two
categories. (The main language of the conference is Japanese. There will
be several English sessions on October 15.) English Sessions 1:
Neo-liberalism and the Crisis of Contemporary Society
The JSPE welcomes the papers in reference to neo-liberalism with key
words such as (1) labor, poverty, classes and the polarization of
winners and losers in the world economy; (2) globalization, new
imperialism, etc., (3) The question of “Where to find the agent of
required social reforms”, and
(4) other problematic.
English Sessions 2: Other General topics
The JSPE also hopes to organize sessions focused on such popular themes
as gender, the environment, economic regions and the Chinese economy,
while remaining completely open to suggestions and proposals of
presentations on other topics.
Submission Procedures and the Deadline
Proposals should be reached the JSPE International Communication and
Exchange Committee by 31 May 2005 at the latest.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by 19 June.
When submitting your proposal, please include:
1. The title of proposed paper and the category of the session; 2. The
name(s) of the author(s) and affiliation; 3. E-mail and mailing address;
4. An abstract (up to 200 words).
Postal address is given below. Preference will be given to e-mail
submissions.
Cost:
Attendants will pay their conference fee (5000 yen including the
conference buffet), own transportation, accommodation and other personal
expenses.
Contact:
Shinjiro HAGIWARA or Tomohiko SEKINE
e-mail address : Jspe53@mml.gssm.musashi.ac.jp Postal Mailing address:
To :Prof. Shinjiro HAGIWARA
Faculty of Economics, Yokohama National University Tokiwadai 79-3,
Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 240-8501, Japan TEL:+
81-45-339-3575 (Prof. HAGIWARA’s Office), Fax:+ 81-45-339-3504
Second meeting of the European
Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF)
Theme: “Creativity, Novelty, Entrepreneurship and the Theory of the
Firm”
ERIM, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 8-9 September 2005
Organizers:
Erik Stam & Albert Jolink
After the successful first ENEF meeting at Sheffield (organized by Mike
Dietrich) we would like to invite you for the second ENEF meeting at
Rotterdam.
Proposals for paper presentations on the theory of the firm in general
and especially on the theme of this year - Creativity, Novelty,
Entrepreneurship and the Theory of the Firm - are in-vited.
Researchers and especially PhD students who would like to participate
without a paper are also welcome.
Content:
It is hard to disagree with the proposition that creativity is important
for innovation and ultimately the development of firms and economies.
Human creativity includes the process of finding a novelty and then
transforming findings into observable products. The relevance of
creativity for innovation at the micro level and the rise of creative
class and the importance of creative milieux at the macro level is
central in current social scientific and policy debates. In this
workshop we will focus on the level of analysis in between the
individual and society: the firm.
The individual’s propensity toward creativity is an important
entrepreneurial resource for firms. Some even say that creative ability
– defined as the skill of combining resources in novel ways – is
fundamental to a dynamic resource-based or evolutionary theory of the
firm.
However, creative professionals are only loosely affiliated with
organizations, and are perhaps more than average inclined to create
their own organization. This workshop will deal with the role of
creativity and novelty in entrepreneurship related to emerging and
established multi-person business organizations, i.e. firms.
Invited speakers include Mark Casson (University of Reading), Elaine
Mosakowski (University of Colorado at Boulder), Sophie Schweizer
(Erasmus University Rotterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), and
Ulrich Witt (Max Planck Institute – Jena).
Deadlines:
Deadline for submission of paper abstract: 1 May 2005 (notification of
acceptance 17 May 2005)
Deadline for registration of participation: 1 July 2005
E-mail address for submission and registration:
estam@rsm.nl
Econophysics Colloquium, 14-18
November 2005
Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Aims
The aim of the workshop is to gather together researchers from different
communities (physics, economics, finance, mathematics and engineerings)
in order to review recent results, exchange ideas and methods and
confront different view points on common problems linking economics and
physical sciences. The ambition of the organizers is to promote
open-minded, fruitful, cross-fertilizing exchanges between renowned
academics of different fields, market analysts and practitioners.
Topics
The workshop will focus on topics covered by the field of Econophysics
(www.econophysics.org) which applies methods from statistical physics
and non-linear dynamics to macro/micro-economic modeling, financial
market analysis and social problems.
Workshop topics include:
•Agent-based models: Theory and Simulations
•Econophysics
•Information, Bounded Rationality and Learning in Economics
•Markets as Complex Adaptive Systems - Evolutionary Economics
•Multiscale analysis and modelling
•Non-linear Dynamics and Econometrics
•Physics of Risk
•Science of networks
•Statistical and probabilistic methods in Economics and Finance
Venue
The venue for the workshop is the Leonard Huxley Lecture Theatre in the
Leonard Huxley Building on the ANU campus (building #56 at grid
reference B4 on the campus map).
Important Dates
•Deadline for abstracts submission - May 14, 2005
•Notify abstract acceptance - June 14, 2005
•Deadline for Registration - September 24, 2005
•Deadline for accommodation booking - October 1, 2005
http://www.rsphysse.anu.edu.au/econophysics/
Dear colleagues,
Herewith I send you the call for papers for the second meeting of the
European Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF), with the special
theme: "Creativity, Novelty, Entrepreneurship and the Theory of the
Firm" at ERIM, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 8-9 September 2005. I look
forward to meet you in Rotterdam!
Kind regards,
Erik Stam (estam@rsm.nl)
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Conferences, Seminars and
Lectures
7th Annual Conference of the
Association of Heterodox Economics
City University, London
15 – 17 July 2005
The AHE is the principal world forum encouraging and supporting
pluralism in economics with participants from nearly 30 countries
expected at the conference.
The CONFERENCE is organised around the theme of "Pluralism in
Economics", sessions incorporate a variety of perspectives and fields of
study.
Issues examined include globalisation and international trade, poverty,
finance, technology studies, monetary theory and policy, banking and
financial institutions, health economics, labour economics and literary
criticism. These are addressed by presenters from the fields of economic
development, transition economics, applied microeconomics, economic
history, history of economic thought, and methodology and philosophy of
economics, as well as researchers working in interdisciplinary areas at
the borders of economics with cognate disciplines such as sociology,
psychology, political science, philosophy and management.
Presenters will examine issues or deploy approaches neglected by the
current orthodoxy; and to further develop the critique - and the defence
- of the neo-classical orthodoxy. Discussion and debate, amongst
participants from such diverse traditions as Post-Keynesian, Austrian,
Institutionalist, Evolutionary Economics, Neo-Schumpeterian, Sraffian,
Marxist and neoclassical economics, contribute towards opening up the
discipline of economics.
The AHE and its annual conference arose out of the belief that
institutions of the discipline of economics systematically discriminate
against those working in non-mainstream fields and approaches,
specifically, economists writing from a heterodox standpoint or active
in minority areas. Advocating pluralism in economics, the AHE and its
conferences provide a forum for advancing new ideas in heterodox
political economy both theoretically and in policy debates. These
conferences enable heterodox economists the opportunity to network, and
allow for the dissemination of ideas. They demonstrate the continuing
relevance of heterodox political economy to those practising and
utilising modern economics. The AHE also runs an annual graduate student
training programmes and is currently holding a series of seminars at the
LSE. We welcome participation and support from individuals and
organisations that share our goals.
To register for the conference, please go to
www.hetecon.com.
Conference on Radical Economics in
the 20th Century: Radical Economics and the Labor Movement, September
15-17, 2005
Call for Participants
September 15-17, 2005
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
CELEBRATING THE 100 ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE INDUSTRIAL
WORKERS OF THE WORLD
To commemorate the anniversary, Fred Lee and Jon Bekken in conjunction
with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) are hosting the
conference on radical economics. The Conference theme is the role of
radical economics in the labor movement in the United States and around
the world. Radical economics includes but is not restricted to
anarchism, Marxism, syndicalism, radical Institutionalism, left-wing
Keynesianism, and plain old-fashion radical economics. Topics covered
include syndicalism past and present, local organizing education,
radical economics and democracy, industrial relations, labor, and Latin
American workers, the economics of the IWW, and Sraffa and organized
labor. There will also be a session on radical economics and the IWW in
song and theater; and if possible a tour of labor struggles in Kansas
City. Come participate in a conference that occurs only once every 100
years.
Information about the Conference including Registration Form which
includes Accommodation information, Program, and local information, can
be obtained at its web site: http://cas.umkc.edu/econ/iwwconf/.
Fred Lee
Is a Professor of Economics at University of Missouri-Kansas City and a
long-standing member of the IWW. He was instrumental in retrieving Joe
Hill’s ashes from the National Archives in 1988.
Jon Bekken
Is an Associate Professor in Communications at Albright College and a
long-standing member of the IWW. He is currently the editor of the
Industrial Worker, the official newspaper of the IWW.
Conference is supported by the Union for Radical Political Economics
The II STOREP National
Conference of the Italian Association for the History of Political
Economy
on “The Theory of Decision in the History of Political Economy” will be
held in Siena, 3 and 4 June, 2005.
Plenary speakers:
Giacomo Becattini, Terenzio Cozzi, Marco Dardi, Robert Dimand, Massimo
Di Matteo, Massimo Egidi, Daniel Ellsberg,
Samuel Hollander, Bruna Ingrao, Brian Loasby, Siro Lombardini, Philippe
Mongin, Aldo Montesano, Piero Tani, Alessandro Vercelli.
Sessions: The theory of decision in the history of political economy;
Foundations of theories of choice; Claudio Napoloni’s thought;
Classical economic thought from A. Smith to marginalist school;
Cognitive approach to economics in a historical perspective;
Some aspects about economic thinking and teaching; Macroeconomic
consequences of individual action in Keynes’s and Kalecki’s tradition;
The evolution of the French economic thought; Theory of growth; Round
table on “Napoloni’s answer to Sraffa”;
The philosophy of probability and the theory of decisions; Recent
developments on institutionalism; Economics and mathematics;
Fredrich August von Hayek; Probability, uncertainty and competition;
Controversial techniques and tools of economics; Keynes and decision
theory;
Alfred Marshall; Hicks, Keynes and Kaldor: uncertainty; money and
employment; Walras, Pareto, and Keynes: some seminal roots of
contemporary economics; Young scholars panel session.
For further information and the complete programme see:
http://www.storep.org/siena2005/index_en.htm
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Heterodox
Conference Papers, Reports and Articles
Skill Formation, Outsourcing, and
Craft Unionism in Air Transport: By Cyrus Bina, PhD
The purpose of this article is twofold:
(1) to rekindle old debates surrounding the efficacy of craft unionism
(as opposed industrial unionism) in the age of globalization in order to
provide insight into recent contentions by the Airline Mechanics
Fraternal Association (AMFA) regarding the potential for craft strategy
among mechanics in the air transport industry; and (2) to present a
theoretical framework that combines the process of skill formation and
technological change in a consistent and unifying manner. The
theoretical framework offered here illuminates the transitory nature and
meaning of skills in capitalism. Given the transitory meaning of skills
and their extrinsic determination by the fast-pace of technology, to
maintain reliance on the intrinsic value of skills alone—as AMFA
seemingly does— should invite skepticism.
http://www.bepress.com/gej/vol5/iss1/4
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Heterodox
Journals and Newspapers
Analyse & Kritik volume 26 (no.
2), 2004
Guest editors: Mark Peacock and Michael Schefczyk
Containing a symposium on: Philosophical and Methodological Issues in
Economics
Contents:
1) Olaf Müller - "Autodetermination in microeconomics: a methodological
case study on the theory of demand", pp. 319-345.
2) Julian Reiss - "Evidence-based economics: issues and some preliminary
answers", pp. 346-363.
3) Werner Gueth and Hartmut Kliemt - "Perfect or bounded rationality?
Some facts, speculations and proposals", pp. 364-381.
4) Till Grüne - "The problems of testing preference axioms with revealed
preference theory", pp. 382-397.
For detailed information:
http://www.analyse-und-kritik.net/english/current_issue.htm
Talking Economics Bulletin - May
2005
The consensus that the responsibility for the conduct of economic life
lies not with the individual human being but with the state is such that
the percieved health of the economy, by which is normally meant the
national economy, is the defining issue of modern electoral politics.
But what if it is the individual alone who can write the economy large?
The Colours of Money Seminar seeks to address and clarify many of the
key issues with which humanity is confonted by placing them in the
context of an up-to-date understanding of money and thus setting the
stage for every human being to play a part in restoring balance to an
economy gone abstract.
1) Exploring a Path from Competition to Association, The Colours of
Money Seminar - 17-19 June 2005, Stroud UK
2) Forthcoming Evening Events in London.
3) Themes from Talking Economics Monthly - The Value of Land
4) Community Land Trusts
1) The Colours of Money Seminar - 17-19 June 2005, Stroud UK (see
attached flier for details)
Accompanied by unfair trade, widespread poverty, and burgeoning debt,
our competitive way of life is marked by a ceaseless and unhealthy chase
after money, which acts more as our master than our servant. Whether
locally or globally, can we understand and use money in ways that enable
competition to give way to more cooperative ways of doing business?
Colours of Money looks at new ways of understanding the history and
purpose of money and how it can be the main instrument for bringing
about real and lasting change in our economic circumstances. Ranging
from the problems of small businesses to larger questions of global
finance and the power of corporations, it offers a radical yet concrete
approach to money in our times.
This seminar provides an opportunity to explore these problems in-depth.
Based in part on Rudolf Steiner’s observations about modern economic
life, it will be presented using coloured chalk imagery on black paper –
a technique intended to make economics less dismal!
The seminar includes Getting to Grips with Globalisation, two public
evening lectures entitled: The Future of Money - Localising a Global
Problem and The Corporation - Friend or Foe of Humanity? 17th / 18th
June 2005, 7.30–9.00 pm
Venue: The British School Hall, The Painswick Inn Project, Gloucester
Street, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 1QG Tel: 01453 759400
Cost: £100 seminar. £5 lecture only.
Registration: Arthur Edwards
Tel / Fax: 0044 (0)1452 810764 / 07979 935359
Email: Arthur@talkingeconomics.com
The seminar will be presented by Christopher Houghton Budd, an economic
historian with a doctorate in banking and international finance. He
specialises in topics ranging from sustainability to the financial
markets and has a special interest in bridging between Rudolf Steiner’s
work and current understandings. Based in Canterbury, England, he
travels widely as an educator and consultant working with colleagues
around the world
2) Forthcoming Evening Events in London.
•Thursday 12 May, 2005. Safe as Houses? The valuing of financial assets
•Thursday 16 June, 2005. Re-thinking Welfare Economics - Mutual benefits
without the moral hazard
Time: 7.30 - 9.00p.m. Cost: £3.50 Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park
Road NW1 6XT (Baker St. Tube) 0207 723 4400
3) Themes from Talking Economics Monthly - The Value of Land
The perception that rising house prices are indicative of a booming
economy is firmly established in the modern economic consciousness. A
consequence of this is that houses begin to be seen as personal piggy
banks whose value can be freely exploited with no apparent labour and no
apparent cost. Yet wherein lies this value? Does it represent a true
economic process? What is the consequence of basing the economy on such
a semi-real notion? Public interest in and sensitivity to this issue are
shown by the fact that newspaper circulation can go up by ten percent
when the headline article deals with the ‘housing market’. At the same
time, schemes such as Community Land Trusts are increasingly being used
to defend affordable housing.
D’Arcy MacKenzie, in his article ‘Safe as houses?’, uses the analogy of
water to describe the behaviour of free capital in the economy. Fresh
water is of a very different quality to salt water, the distinction
between spending money and investment capital must likewise be made.
Christopher Houghton Budd uses the Rare Albion column to question the
notion that land has value, notwithstanding the presence of an economy
all around us that bases itself on this ‘fact’, profiting from the
capitalisation of land while core activities are starved of the money
they need.
Two pieces explore land taxes, one by Peter Hetherington reports on a UK
government- backed study into a windfall tax on planning gains, the
other by Euro-MP Chris Huhne, proposes a land value tax which aims to
tailor the tax to the revenue that the land can yield.
Our feature article entitled ‘peer-to-peer economics’ introduces Zopa, a
firm which uses the internet to connect potential money lenders with
borrowers directly. Douglas Wylie describes his experience at an
associative economics gathering in North America - Beyond Oz, and Miche
Fabre Lewin brings a poetic note to this May issue with her poem ‘Scare
City’.
4) Community Land Trusts
Access to land, whether for sustainable farming or affordable housing,
is increasingly reckoned to be a live issue in a world where many feel
priced off the land. One such attempt to address this question is the
Community Land Trust (CLT) model, which aims to ‘capture land value’ for
permanent affordability.
Originating in the 1980’s, but with antecedents in the Victorian age,
they have been seen as a way of serving the local community by
incorporating the ownership of land in a social benefit organisation.
While most of the up and running models are to be found in the USA, they
have attracted some considerable interest from government planners in
the UK, seeming to offer, as they do, a way of providing social housing
free of state management but not at the mercy of the market.
April this year saw the founding of the Stroud and District Community
Land Trust which aims to acquire and hold land for the benefit of the
community, to provide permanently affordable homes, facilities and
workspaces, to ennable people to build inclusive communities through
democratic ownership and stewardship of land and to build long term
assets for community re-investment. Among its benefits it offers
part-equity intermediate market-housing for first time buyers and
various socially inclusive community orientated aims.
While laudable in its goals, and without doubt generous in its
application, it would appear that CLT’s do not actually challenge the
notion that land does not of itself have value. In fact they assume that
it does, and that this value needs to be protected from the market. The
starting point is therefore one that reinforces the market paradigm,
albeit by opposing it in these special instances. To question the
commodification of land is a process of intellectual clarification and
does not yet imply instituting a legal structure for its realisation.
Establishing a proper understanding of the nature of land is in itself a
solution to issue of capitalisation.
www.talkingeconomics.com
The associative approach to economics is based on the idea that economic
life is the shared responsibility of every human being. Talking
Economics is about making this responsibility conscious and finding ways
to give it effect.
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Heterodox
Books and Book Series
The Macroeconomics of Development
and Poverty Reduction - Strategies Beyond the Washington Consensus
By: Jan Priewe and Hansjoerg Herr
This book is a German contribution to a (post) Keynesian / heterodox
view on topical development issues, development finance and the
Millenium Development Goals.
Review copies can be sent to potential reviewers
for appropriate academic journals if they mail to priewe@fhtw-berlin.de
or hansherr@fhw-berlin.de
For detailed information:
flyer.pdf
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Heterodox Job Postings
North American Commission for
Labor Cooperation
Researcher/Senior Researcher
Under the direction of the Director of Research, the Researcher or
Senior Researcher conducts and/or coordinates research and analysis on
labor and employment law, labor markets and/or employment relations in
North America.
Functions:
1. Prepares background reports on labor and employment issues in Canada,
Mexico and the United States as provided in Article 14 of the North
American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
2. Prepares studies on other issues as requested and in accordance with
the terms of reference set out by the Council of Ministers
3. Carries out any other research or analysis that the Secretariat may
request, including topical reports for electronic publishing
4. Finalizes background reports and studies for publication after
approval by the Council of Ministers
5. Provides any information or data that the Council of Ministers may
request
6. Recruits and supervises the work of contract researchers and research
interns as required for the completion of research projects
7. Collaborates with other Secretariat research staff on team projects,
and may act as a project leader
8. Provides, as required, support to consultation and evaluation
procedures or any working group the Council of Ministers may establish
9. Assists, as required, in the cooperative activities of the Commission
10. Prepares and presents papers at conferences and seminars
11. Develops and maintains contacts with academic and government experts
and researchers in fields relevant to the Secretariat's research program
12. Performs other duties as necessary for the effective operation of
the Secretariat
13. Safeguards from disclosure information received by the Secretariat
pursuant to paragraph 6 of Article 12 and Article 44 of the NAALC, and
any information whose disclosure has not been approved by the Council
Qualifications:
1.Degree in economics or related field; preference given to candidates
with advanced degrees. Proven experience in economic and social policy
research, preferably in a multilingual and multicultural setting
2.Exceptional writing and editorial skills; publications preferred
3.Working knowledge of at least two of the Commission’s official
languages (English, French and Spanish)
4.Experience in using computer applications, such as word processing,
databases, spreadsheet and statistical software packages
5.Strong leadership and personal skills. Ability to collaborate with
other staff on team projects. Work with individuals, groups and
organizations representing different interests and cultures
6.Good communications skills; experience with public speaking
Preference will be given to candidates with advanced academic training
and language skills and those who have worked in international
organizations, multi-linguistic and multicultural settings.
Appointment and Remuneration: Appointments to the Secretariat are
normally for an initial period of two years, with the possibility of a
subsequent extension. The salary range for this position (after tax) is
US $60,000-75,000 per annum depending on qualifications and experience,
and is accompanied by an excellent benefits package. Relocation expenses
at the beginning and end of the appointment period are paid.
How to Apply: Submit a letter of application clearly demonstrating the
required qualifications along with curricula vitae and the names and
addresses of three references. Please send applications by email and by
regular mail to:
Executive Assistant
Secretariat of the Commission for Labor Cooperation
1211 Connecticut Ave. N.W-, Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036-2716
Email: rmonroy@naalc.org
Applications should be sent before May 23rd, 2005 to be considered for
interviews on June 1st and June 2nd, 2005. However, applications are
accepted until the positions are filled.
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Graduate Schools and PhD Scholarships
Two Research Scholarships From
Wendy Olsen
I have won the funds to create two studentships, each is 3 or 4 years
long. They are both on gender and work but include men as well as women;
the topics and details are:
(1) Women Returners to Work in the UK: Attitudes and Constraints
(2) Working Part-Time, Full-Time, Overtime: But When and For Whom?
These two research scholarships running 2005-2008 will examine (1) how
the women who return to work from childcare duties fare, and (2) how the
weekly hours of work are decided among self-employed and other workers.
Links with the Equal Opportunities
Commission will be encouraged during the course of the research award.
See { HYPERLINK "http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/" }www.ccsr.ac.uk for details of
the two research topics.
As part of the PhD there will be opportunities for training in a range
of research and employment related skills including project management,
analysis, communication, writing and presenting. There will also be
opportunities to attend international conferences and seminars. Some
part-time teaching may also be possible. You can attend for one year at
Masters level whilst preparing for the 3 years of PhD research. Your
past experience in the voluntary sector, or working with unemployed
people, mothers, self-
employed people, or socially excluded groups (if any) will be considered
relevant.
The successful applicant for either project will need to have an
enthusiasm for the subject area and show the potential to develop a
range of research skills and expertise across a number of disciplines
including sociology or economics or social policy. A 2.1 degree in a
relevant discipline is required. Funded by the ESRC each PhD studentship
will pay a minimum of £11,300 (tax free per annum) plus research and
travel expenses.
To apply or be considered, please send, as soon as possible, your CV and
a covering letter outlining your interest in the post to Margaret
Martin, CCSR, 2nd Floor, Crawford House, University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL. Tel: 0161-275-4721 email Margaret.Martin@man.ac.uk .
You may revise your covering letter after making inquiries, up to the
deadline for applications.
For informal enquiries please contact Dr. Wendy Olsen (wendy.olsen@manchester.ac.uk)
by phone or email. Examine the web sites { HYPERLINK "http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/"
}www.ccsr.ac.uk and { HYPERLINK "http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/staff/wo.html"
www.ccsr.ac.uk/staff/wo.html to find out about the research CCSR
currently is doing. You will be trained to do these sorts of research as
well as qualitative research
during your award.
Applications due 5 June, 2005. Interviews will be held with individual
applicants during June and early July 2005 and a decision will be made
by 15 July 2005. Informal applications are welcomed.
Please note that as this is an ESRC award, only UK citizens who fulfil
certain residence criteria will normally be eligible for a full award.
EU citizens will normally only be eligible to apply for a tuition fees
only award. We regret that applications from outside the EU will not be
considered eligible for funding.
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Heterodox Associations
and Institutes
Institute of Advanced Studies-
Lancaster University
Annual Research Program- 2005-06: The
Knowledge-based Economy
We would like to draw your attention to
several exciting projects coming up at Lancaster University under the
auspices of our new Institute for Advanced Studies.
* Official opening of the Institute for Advanced Studies Building
* Inaugural Annual Research Programme 2005-6: The Knowledge Based
Economy
* Initial Colloquium on The Knowledge Based Economy
* Visiting Fellowships on The Knowledge Based Economy
For detailed information:
flyerleicester.pdf
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