The Newsletter
is again full of new call for papers, seminars,
jobs for heterodox economists, and books. In
addition for all of you who like blogs, I have
listed some heterodox/progressive blogs under
Heterodox Websites.
In response to my comments in recent
Newsletters regarding ranking journals
etc., Jesper Jesperson wrote to me saying that
in Denmark (where he teaches) he and others have
been asked to set up a list of relevant journals
and publishing houses for economics. And Jesper
shall represent the heterodox perspective. The
issue of identifying heterodox journals (and
their implicit ranking) seems to be pervasive
across the EU. This, however, brings up the
interesting issue of something that might be
called open access publishing--see the paper “A
Scholarly Interaction and Evaluation
Infrastructure for the XXI Century” by Grazia
Ietto-Gillies under the section of ‘Heteodox
Conference Papers’. Peter Earl has also sketched
out a suggestion that would heterodox economists
to break free of commercial publishers and let
readers download pdfs of their work for free
from what he called a Heterodox Economics
Library Portal (HELP). Grazia’s and Peter’s
innovative thinking (which can be coupled with
the IDEAS/RePEc database) is a good beginning
response to dealing with the issues of ranking
journals and the dissemination of heterodox
knowledge in a world that appears to be making
it more difficult. I am very interested in what
others have to say about these issues.
- The 10th International Post
Keynesian Conference
- Graduate Summer School in Post Keynesian Economics
- EAEPE 2008 Annual Conference, 6-8
November 2008
- Post Keynesian Economics Study Group
- Panel on “Libertarian Communism”
- Summer School on Econophysics and Complexity
- Fifth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural,
Economic, and Social Sustainability
- Joint IAFFE/URPE Sessions
- Re-Imagining Health Services: Innovations in Community
Health
- Historical Materialism – First North American Conference
- International Association for Critical Realism Annual
Conference
- The Eleventh international Karl Polanyi Conference
- Labour Across Borders
- The Solidarity Economy as a Path
Towards Radical Economic Transformation
- Financiarisation : Approches Post-Keynésiennes
- Financialization: Post-Keynesian Approaches
- Developing an Effective Strategy for Corporate
Accountability
- From Bodies to Black-Scholes
- G.L.S. Shackle Biennial Memorial Lecture
- The 4th International Conference on Keynes's Influence on
Modern Economics
- CHORD (Centre for the History of Retailing and
Distribution) Workshop
- Séminaire Hétérodoxies du CES-Matisse
- William Petty’s Science
- Eastern Oregon University
- St. Francis College, Brooklyn
- Leeds University Business School
- Utrecht University
- East Central University
- The Public Policy Institute of California
- Financing Job Guarantee Schemes by Oil
Revenue: The Case of Iran
- Climbing Up the Technology Ladder? High-Technology Exports
in China and Latin America
- A scholarly interaction and evaluation infrastructure for
the XXI century
- Monetary And Exchange Rate Systems
- John Maynard Keynes 70 Anos Despues
- The Next American Century
- Eckhard Hein: Money, Distribution Conflict and Capital
Accumulation. Contributions to 'Monetary Analysis'
- Complexity Meets Development- A Felicitous Encounter on
the Road of Life
- How to Solve the U.S. Housing Problem and Avoid a
Recession: Revived HOLC and RTC
- Regarding the Past
- Varieties of Capitalism and New Institutional Deals
- ADVANCES IN EVOLUTIONARY INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS:
Evolutionary Mechanisms, Non-Knowledge, and Strategy
- Arms, War, and Terrorism in the Global Economy Today
- "Breaking the Neoclassical Monopoly in
Economics" by Tom Palley
- Economics for Equity and the Environment: E3 Network
- Winner of the Warren Samuels Prize Announced
- Local Economy
- AIRLEAP
- Audio Interview: Does Free Trade Favor Rich Countries?
Graduate Summer School in Post
Keynesian Economics
Call for Students and Faculty
June 26-28, 2008
University of Missouri- Kansas City and Center for Full Employment
and Price Stability (CFEPS)
For more information go to
www.pksummerschool.org
Contact: Heather Starzynski (
pksummerschool@umkc.edu )
EAEPE 2008 Annual Conference, 6-8
November 2008
LABOUR , INSTITUTIONS AND GROWTH IN A GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE BASED
ECONOMY.
The 2008 annual EAEPE Conference will be held in Rome at the Faculty
of Economics of the University of Roma Tre. We invite proposals for
papers or sessions that address either the general theme of this
year conference "Labour, Institutions and Growth in a Global
Knowledge-Based Economy" or the topic of one of the Research Areas
or both.
Download the
announcement.
Post Keynesian Economics Study Group
Call for papers
Inflation targeting: is there a credible alternative?
Balliol College, Oxford, Friday 4 April 2008
The new consensus is that discretionary macroeconomic policy should
be limited to inflation targeting by control of the central bank
interest rate. The Old Keynesian emphasis on discretionary fiscal
and incomes policies has been discarded as no longer credible in
terms of either history, theory or politics. This workshop will
consider whether Post Keynesians have simply lost the argument,
whether a new case can be made for the old policies, and whether
Post Keynesian economics can offer fresh, credible policies with
superior performance in terms of achieving genuinely full employment
and price stability.
The Committee invites proposals for papers and seeks discussants to
read the selected papers in advance and give considered and
constructive criticism to the meeting. We expect to have three
one-hour sessions, including 25 minutes for the main speaker in each
session, 15 minutes for the discussant, and allowing 20 minutes for
discussion from the floor.
Abstracts (about 500 words) should be sent to
secretary@postkeynesian.net not later than 29 February 2008. If
accepted, the final paper will be required for distribution in
electronic form not later than 21 March 2008.
Department of Politics, International Relations, & European Studies,
Loughborough University, UK
Anarchism and Marxism are routinely depicted as being irreconcilable
and hostile worldviews in introductory texts, histories of
socialism, and in much of the dominant literature. While anarchists
and Marxists share the end goal of a post-capitalist society defined
in part by the common ownership of the means of production, the
abolition of the wage system and the destruction of the state,
differing perspectives on the role and nature of the state and the
agents and the organizational forms required to carry out a radical
social transformation are often cited as key areas dividing
anarchists from Marxists both in theory and practice. A turbulent
history between the two from the schism in the First International
to the proletarian revolutions at the beginning of the 20th century,
notably in Russia and Spain, would seem to further bolster the
assertion that anarchism and Marxism are incompatible.
However, a cursory glance at radical social movements through the
last century reveals a number of individuals and organizations that
defy strict classification into either camp. Joseph Dietzgen,
William Morris, Anton Pannekoek, Guy Aldred, Daniel Guerin,
Maximilien Rubel, and Noam Chomsky, among others, have to varying
degrees combined an anarchist critique of hierarchy and
authoritarian social and political relations with a Marxist critique
of the capitalist mode of production and alienated labour.
Similarly, the anarchist/Marxist distinction has been blurred by
organizations and radical social movements ranging from the
Industrial Workers of the World and the Anti-Parliamentary Communist
Federation to post-68 European autonomist social struggles and the
Zapatistas. Recently, John Holloway, author of “Change the World
Without Taking Power”, has stated that in the post-Soviet era “the
old divisions between anarchism and Marxism are being eroded.”
The tendency for various anarchisms and marxisms to converge has
been largely overlooked in the academic community. To these ends,
the libertarian communist panel aims to investigate the
intersections between historical and contemporary anarchist and
Marxist currents including, but not limited to, anarcho-communism,
revolutionary syndicalism, autonomist and libertarian Marxism,
council communism, social ecology/communalism, and Situationism.
Possible topics might include:
- anarchist and Marxist perspectives on revolutionary organization
- the work of Martin Glaberman, Cornelius Castoriadis, Maurice
Brinton, and/or other heterodox Marxists emerging from post-WWII
Trotskyism
- anarchism, autonomism, and class struggle organizing outside of
the “point of production”
- the dialectic of spontaneity and organization in emergent social
forms – councils, syndicates, communes, assemblies, informal
workplace organization
- the history of the German autonomen
- anarchist and Marxist theories of the state and capital
- the work of Murray Bookchin
- theories of workers’ self-management and non-market socialism
This Conference aims to develop a holistic view of sustainability,
in which environmental, cultural and economic issues are inseparably
interlinked. It will work in a multidisciplinary way, across diverse
fields and taking varied perspectives in order to address the
fundamentals of sustainability.
As well as impressive line-up of international main speakers, the
Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium
presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would
particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference
Call-for-Papers. Papers submitted for the Conference proceedings
will be peer-refereed and published in print and electronic formats
in the International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic
and Social Sustainability -
http://Sustainability-Journal.com If you are unable to
attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also
available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and
possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as
well as access to the electronic version of the Conference
proceedings.
The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and
short abstract) is 14 February 2008. Proposals are reviewed within
three weeks of submission.
Joint IAFFE/URPE Sessions
Call for Papers - Annual Meeting
San Francisco, January 3-5, 2009
Joint IAFFE/URPE Sessions*
**Once again, URPE (Union of Radical Political Economics) and IAFFE
(International Association for Feminist Economics) plan to
co-sponsor up to three sessions at the ASSA annual meeting in 2009.
I will be coordinating these for IAFFE and working with UPRE panel
coordinators for the ASSAs -- Fred Moseley and Laurie Nisonoff.
I welcome proposals on feminist and radical political economic
theory and applied analysis. At least one of the panels will focus
on papers which address the intersections of race and gender. The
other two will be based on the topics of proposals received.
Proposals for* individual papers* should include the title, the
abstract, and the author's name, institutional affiliation, phone
and email. I will also need to know if you (and any co-authors) are
a member of URPE and/or IAFFE and will need contact information if
different from above during (northern hemisphere) summer months.
Please send to
randy.albelda@umb.edu
Proposals for* complete sessions* are possible. If you want to
propose a panel, please contact me at
randy.albelda@umb.edu .
If you are interested in/willing to be a chair or discussant, please
let me know.
The* deadline* for proposed papers is* April 11, 2008*.
The number of panels allocated to heterodox organizations is very
limited. The joint IAFFE/URPE panels are allocated to URPE. Please
note that anyone who presents a paper (but not the chairs or
discussants) must be a member of URPE or IAFFE at the time of*
submission* of the paper or panel proposal. Preference will be given
to presenters who are members of both organizations. Contact_
urpe@labornet.org or
413-577-0806 for URPE membership. Contact iaffe.org for IAFFE
membership information. /We will confirm membership prior to
accepting proposals/. URPE is very serious about this and will
cancel panels in which any members (besides chairs or discussants)
are not URPE or IAFFE members.
Please note that the date, time, and location of sessions is
assigned by ASSA, not URPE or IAFFE. You should receive word from me
that your paper/session was accepted by mid-June. ASSA will not
assign dates and times until much later in the summer.
Re-Imagining Health Services:
Innovations in Community Health
November 6-8, 2008 – Vancouver, British Columbia
Conference on community health innovations The Canadian Centre for
Policy Alternatives-BC and Simon Fraser University’s Economic
Security Project, along with SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences and
UBC’s Western Regional Training Centre for Health Services Research,
are hosting a conference on community health care solutions and
innovations titled Re-Imagining Health Services: Innovations in
Community Health.
Historical Materialism – First North
American Conference
April 24-26, 2008, York University, Toronto
It is with great excitement that we announce plans for the first
ever North American conference sponsored by Historical Materialism:
A Journal of Critical Marxist Research. While HM’s annual conference
in London has become a major rallying point for hundreds of people
working within the traditions of historical materialism, thus far
the journal has not had a comparable presence on this side of the
Atlantic. That is about to change with this major conference at York
University in Toronto, April 24-26, 2008, sponsored by the
Department of Political Science and Founders College.
We are now busy organizing panels and themes and attending to all
the logistical details involved in hosting a large, dynamic
conference of critical scholars and activists. Over the next few
weeks, a conference website will be set up and announcements will go
out concerning details with respect to agenda, accommodation and
travel .
To give you a taste of what we have in store, here is a list of just
some of the more than 100 people who have accepted our invitation to
present papers at the conference:
Rosemary Hennessey, Bertell Ollman, Johanna Brenner, Aijaz Ahmad,
Peter Linebaugh, Joel Kovel, Deborah Cook, Giovanni Arrighi, Leo
Panitch, Crystal Bartolovich, Moishe Postone, Barbara Epstein, Ato
Sekyi-Otu, Bryan Palmer, Anna Agathangelou, Henry Veltmeyer,
Isabella Bakker, Peter McLaren, Nick Dyer-Witheford, Greg Albo,
Patrick Murray, Nancy Holmstrom, Bill Carroll, Rick Wolff, Radhika
Desai, Stephen Gill, Alfredo Saad-Filho, John Saul, Christopher
Phelps . . .
For further information, feel free to email
hmtoronto@yahoo.com . Or
watch for HM mailings in the coming weeks. We hope to see you in
Toronto in April.
International Association for
Critical Realism Annual Conference
July 11-13 2008, Kings College, London Grounds for Critique: Realism
in the Natural and Human Sciences
Call for papers
The Conference calls for papers from all areas in the arts and
humanities, the natural and social sciences. It invites participants
from both within and outside critical realism who are interested to
explore critical realist philosophy, method and practice,
encouraging a broad focus on the nature and grounds of critique.
We live in a world of deep conflict, rapid change and flux, in which
the problems facing human being and the natural world have never
been greater.
Challenges posed by techno-scientific fixes to the problems of
nature and human nature; by the re-emergence of imperialist
conflicts in the name of neo-liberal economics and politics; and by
the re-assertion of the division between the secular and the
spiritual as the form of modernity and the basis for taking sides in
conflict: all provide ample grounds for critique. They also raise
the crucial question: what are the grounds of critique at a time
when, it is said, critical thinking has lost its way.
Questions of critique are central to critical realism. Whether it be
immanent critique throughout its development, explanatory and
emancipatory critique in its second phase, dialectical and
meta-critique in its third, or the most recent assertion of the
meta-real, critical realists have sought to be critical about
critique. From these different standpoints, they have drawn on or
built bridges to theorists as diverse as Plato and Aristotle, Hegel
and Marx, Adorno, Habermas and Derrida. So broad a palette requires
reflexivity: how do the different forms of critique relate to each
other, what are their limits, how are they critically assessed? What
is specific to critical realist critiques? How are critiques rooted
in the western tradition assessed in the light of those from
elsewhere in the world? How does critical realism deal with the 'end
of critique'? How does it shed light on problems of
interdisciplinarity? How does it make emancipation possible?
Such questions lead us more concretely to ways of doing critique.
What are our critical methods? How does critique inform normative
theory and argument? How do we 'do critique' in relation to both the
social and natural sciences and the world? How does it inform
political activism and movements for emancipation, or policy
formation and outcomes? How is critical realism 'applied', i.e., how
does it engage with particular fields or objects, or establish
research exemplars and examples? How does it approach, negotiate,
challenge and overcome disciplinary boundaries?
The deadline for receiving abstracts for papers is Friday 7 March
2008.
The Eleventh international Karl
Polanyi Conference
The eleventh international Karl Polanyi Conference will be held at
Concordia University, Montreal from December 4-6, 2008. The theme of
this conference, marking the 20th anniversary of the foundation of
the Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy at Concordia
University, is “The Relevance of Karl Polanyi for the 21st Century”.
The Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy has promoted
dialogue among Polanyi scholars for two decades through its biennial
international conferences (in Canada and abroad), publications,
seminars, public lectures, the Institute web site and collaboration
with numerous research networks and academic associations
internationally. The centerpiece of the Institute, the Karl Polanyi
Archive, has been consulted by researchers and students from
universities around the world, resulting in the publication of
articles, books and masters and doctoral dissertations. Most
recently, the Institute has embarked on an ambitious project to
digitalize the entire Archive; the first phase of this project is
now complete.
At this anniversary conference, we invite papers on the relevance of
the work of Karl Polanyi for scholarship and social change in the
21st century. The influence of Karl Polanyi in the social sciences
and the humanities continues to grow, contributing to an
intellectual counter-movement. Recent publications call for a
renewed political economy inspired, among others, by the work of
Karl Polanyi. His contribution to interdisciplinary approaches
within the social sciences has been acknowledged as foundational.
Within economics, Polanyi’s work is contributing to the construction
of a socially rooted, historical and institutional heterodox
economics that is effectively challenging the excessively abstract
approach of mainstream theory and the limitations of its underlying
hypotheses. New research on democratic socio-economic alternatives
as they emerge throughout the world also refers extensively to the
importance of Polanyi. Researchers are increasingly drawing upon
Polanyi’s writings that preceded and followed The Great
Transformation. References to Karl Polanyi also appear in the
popular media in many parts of the world, reaching a broader public.
Polanyi’s contribution to the development of critical approaches in
theory, action and policy at the beginning of the 21stcentury is
acknowledged within the academic community and by those directly
engaged in social transformation strategies. We welcome papers from
these many perspectives.
The Great Transformation has been translated into many languages,
most recently into modern and also traditional Chinese, with a
Korean edition forthcoming. We invite papers on the international
resonance of the work of Karl Polanyi.
Unlike previous calls for papers in which we proposed several
thematic sub-topics to correspond with a large conference theme, at
this time, we have chosen to propose a broad theme to discuss the
relevance of Karl Polanyi at a critical time in our history.
As in all previous conferences, we also welcome presentations on the
life and work of Karl Polanyi; the role of Polanyi in the history of
thought in economics, sociology, history and anthropology.
We invite proposals for individual presentations as well as
proposals for panels on specific themes.
Please send abstracts to the Karl Polanyi Institute of Political
Economy (
polanyi@alcor.concordia.ca ) by March 15, 2008. Abstracts must
not be more than 300 words. If you propose panels, please include
details on the panelists (no more than four) as well as their
abstracts.
Labour Across Borders
Call for Manuscripts
Series Editors: Ingo Schmidt and Jeff Taylor
Labour studies once had a national and institutional focus that
rarely allowed for "border crossings" that linked labour movements
in different countries. A New Labour History arose that challenged
both the national and institutional narratives, focusing instead on
gender, occupational, racial and regional divisions among workers.
Much of this work ignored social class and new work on globalization
also often dismisses any notion of labour as a social force within
the thin air of a borderless world.
"Labour Across Borders" attempts to resurrect both social class
analysis and the perspective of labour as a potentially liberating
social force. The series features analyses that at once recognize
the divisions among workers that the New Labour History examined and
explore possibilities of overcoming them.
This is a peer reviewed book series. If you are interested in
submitting a manuscript, you may contact Ingo Schmidt (
ischmidt@shaw.ca )
The series will be published with:
AU Press
Athabasca University
Edmonton Learning Centre
1200, 10011 – 109 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 3S8, Canada aupress@athabascau.ca http://www.aupress.ca/
About the editors:
Ingo Schmidt
http://www.athabascau.ca/html/staff/academic/ischmidt.htm
Jeff Taylor
http://www.athabascau.ca/html/staff/academic/jefft/jefft.htm
"Nouvelles approches régulationistes de la monnaie"
Demi-journée présidée par Robert Boyer (*)
15h00- 16h50 : La croyance monétaire, sa puissance et ses formes. Le
Cartel des Gauches et le "Mur de l'argent"
Présentation : Frédéric Lordon (CNRS, CSE), André Orléan (CNRS, PSE,
EHESS)
16h50-17h10 : Pause
17h10 – 19h00 : De la monnaie comme fait social total. Introduction
à La monnaie dévoilée par ses crises, Editions de l'EHESS (2008)
Présentation : Bruno Théret (CNRS, IRISES)
14 avril
Les "nouvelles universités" en Europe
Organisée par P. Petit, C. Vercellone
16 juin
Finance et économie de la connaissance
Organisée par E. M. Mouhoud, B. Paulré, D. Plihon
The Solidarity
Economy as a Path Towards Radical Economic Transformation
U.S. Solidarity Economy Network (SEN) event. We have organized a
panel on the solidarity economy at the Left Forum March 14-16, in
NYC (info about the Left Forum is copied below). A brief description
of the panel follows:
THE SOLIDARITY ECONOMY AS A PATH TOWARDS RADICAL ECONOMIC
TRANSFORMATION
This panel will introduce the Solidarity Economy framework and
debates that exist among its proponents about key aspects of
solidarity economy organizing.
Moderator: Julie Matthaei, Wellesley College and Guramylay: Growing
the Green Economy
Emily Kawano, Director, Center for Popular Economics and U.S.
Solidarity Economy Network
Dan Swinney, Center for Labor and Community Research
Ethan Miller, Grassroots Economic Organizing and Data Commons
Ethel Cote, CCEDNET (Canadian CED Network) & Economie Solidaire de
l'Ontario
SEN is also organizing a public meeting about the solidarity economy
and SEN on Friday from 4-6 pm. We're trying to get a room at CUNY,
details TBA. This will be more of an organizational meeting than the
Left Forum panel.
Financiarisation :
Approches Post-Keynésiennes
Journée d'études
29 Avril, Lille (Cité Scientifique, Bâtiment SH2, salle du conseil,
premier étage)
Developing an
Effective Strategy for Corporate Accountability
We cordially invite you to Developing an effective strategy for
Corporate Accountability: Limited Liability and Justice in the
Global Political Economy where Dr Stephanie Blankenburg, Professor
Peter Muchlinski and Dr Dan Plesch will discuss the work of The
Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy in applying the
research on corporate accountability originally set out in the paper
as discussed by The Guardian’s Larry Elliott
The panel will be discussing ways to bring justice to victims of
corporate wrongdoing as in the Farepak, Bhopal and Biwater
(Tanzanian water privatization) cases.
Tue 4th March 1.00-3.00 pm
Khalili Lecture Theatre SOAS Russell Sq www.soas.ac.uk
There is no need to register, but if you could tell us if you are
coming – by replying to
kh22@soas.ac.uk – it would be helpful and appreciated. We shall
be audio recording this event and providing a transcript on our
website.
Please feel free to place this on a notice board and circulate this
email to others. If you do, please cc
kh22@soas.ac.uk.
From Bodies to
Black-Scholes
A Two-day Workshop on Performativity and the Social Studies of
Finance
Organized by Daniel Beunza (Columbia U.) and Yuval Millo (LSE)
Columbia Business School, New York, 28-29 April 2008
The Social Studies of Finance (SSF) is one of the fastest-growing
and most intriguing new fields in the social sciences today. Born
from the intersection of sociology of science, economic sociology,
management and critical accounting, SSF offers a new vantage point
for the analysis of financial markets and their dynamics.
This intensive two-day workshop is convened by Daniel Beunza from
Columbia Business School and Yuval Millo from the London School of
Economics. It is aimed at presenting the field to newcomers, and is
directed at research students and early-career researchers in
accounting, finance, management, political science and sociology.
To allow effective discussion, the group size is limited to 12
participants. The workshop’s fee is US$ 200, which includes meals.
To apply for the workshop, please send by February 31 your CV and a
one-page description of your research and how it relates to SSF to
y.millo@lse.ac.uk
St Edmund's College is pleased to announce the second in a series of
biennial lectures in memory of the late Professor G.L.S. Shackle.
'Risk, Uncertainty and Financial Stability'
Professor Charles Goodhart CBE FBA, Norman Sosnow Professor of
Banking and Finance, London School of Economics and Political
Science from 1985-2002, now Emeritus; Joint Founder, 1987, Deputy
Director 1987-2005 and Member since 2005, Financial Markets Group,
London School of Economics. External member of the Monetary Policy
Committee, 1997-2000. Publications include: Money, Information and
Uncertainty, 1975; the Evolution of Central Banks, 1985, The
Operation and Regulation of Financial Markets 1987, The Future of
Central banking, 1994.
To be held at 5.00pm on Thursday 6th March 2008 at the Faculty of
Law in Lecture Room LG19, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DZ. All are
welcome. Entry is free. A reception will be held following the
lecture and refreshments will be provided.
Enquiries: please contact the Master's Secretary (
masters.office@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk ) Tel: 01223 336122.
The 4th
International Conference on Keynes's Influence on Modern Economics
The Keynesian Revolution Reassessed
The main purpose of this conference is to deepen and widen our
understanding of the present situation in which economics is put and
ask where economics is going, in terms of Keynes's influence and
Keynesianism which have been remarkable from the early 1920s up to
the present, from the points of view of history of economic thought,
and economic theory/policy.
In this conference economists with diverse backgrounds are invited
to address Keynesian Legacy and Modern Economics and read his/her
paper.
We consider that this is a passing point for studying, examining and
clarifying the above theme rather than an once-and-for-all
conference. We also declare that this major message will be pursued
further on the basis on international cooperation.
Date: 19 (Wed.) and 20(Thurs.) March 2008
Venue: Sophia University, Tokyo
Room 2-510
(with Room 2-507 as Refreshment Room)
[* The 1st (24 & 25 Sept. 2005, Sophia Symposium, Sophia Univ.), the
2nd (23 March 2006, Hitotsubashi Univ.) and the 3rd (14 & 15 March
2007, Sophia Univ.).]
PROGRAMME
11.00 - 11.30 Welcome and coffee
11.30 - 12.00 James Davis, Queen's University Belfast, Finding
evidence for second-hand marketing in late medieval England
12.00 - 12.30 John Hinks, University of Leicester, On the margins of
the book trade in early modern England
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 14.00 Vivienne Richmond, Goldsmiths College, ‘Quite a
novelty in Pinner’: The jumble sale in late nineteenth-century
England
14.00 - 14.30 Margaret Cooper, University of Birmingham, ‘24 [sept.
1766] a doz: of pidgeons … six pidgeons’: a social network of food
14.30 - 15.00 Coffee
15.00 - 15.30 Shelley Tickell, University of Hertfordshire, ‘We are
pester’d by these creatures’ – shoplifting prevention in
eighteenth-century London
15.30 - 16.00 Round-table Discussion
For further information, please contact Dr Laura Ugolini, HAGRI /
HLSS, Room MC233, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1
1SB, UK. E-mail:
L.Ugolini@wlv.ac.uk
Séminaire
Hétérodoxies du CES-Matisse
CENTRE D'ECONOMIE DE LA SORBONNE
MATISSE, CNRS UMR 8174
Maison des Sciences Economiques
106-112 Boulevard de l'Hôpital –
75647 Paris Cedex 13
Tél. : 33 (1) 44 07 81 55
Fax : 33 (1) 44 07 83 36
Mardi 19 février 2008
14h – 17h
Séance en anglais co-organisée et présidée par Nicolas Pons-Vignon
(University of the Witwatersand, CSID)
Mushtaq Khan (SOAS)
http://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff31246.html
A Critique of the Case for Democracy
in Developing Countries
Discutants : Nicolas Meisel (AFD) et Bruno Tinel (CES-Matisse, Paris
1)
Chris Cramer (SOAS)
http://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff30808.html
Trajectories of Accumulation in War and Peace Discutants : Jacques
Sapir (Cemi, EHESS) et Claude Serfati (C3ED, Uvsq)
Deux économistes de la School of Oriental and African Studies (Université
de Londres) traiteront des liens, d'une part, entre démocratie et
développement et, d'autre part, entre guerres et accumulation. Leurs
travaux apportent un éclairage original sur deux des questions les
plus importantes et controversées dans les débats actuels concernant
le développement et les rapports Nord/Sud :
• La démocratie est-elle un préalable nécessaire au
développement ?
• La guerre est-elle l'antithèse du développement ?
MSE, 106 Bld de l'Hôpital, 75013 PARIS (M° Campo Formio/Place
d'Italie) Salle des Conférences (6ème étage)
Responsables du séminaire : Bruno Amable, Christophe Ramaux, Bruno
Tinel et Carlo Vercellone. Contact :
Seminaire-Heterodoxies@univ- paris1.fr
William Petty’s Science
Dr. Ted McCormick, National University of Ireland.
Wednesday March 5 2008. 5.30 to 7.00 p.m.
Ricardo Lecture Theatre, Department of Economics, University College
London.
Drayton House, 30 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AX.
Corner of Gordon Street and Euston Road.
Directly opposite Euston Station (same building as Friends’ House).
William Petty (1623-87) is best known for his anticipation of
“scientific economics”. But his interest in economic questions grew
out of his other “scientific” career, as a physician, experimental
philosopher and projector in the midst of the Scientific Revolution.
His medical training, his pursuit of experimental knowledge,
economic improvement and educational reform with the Hartlib Circle,
his work on the Down Survey of Ireland and his experience of
Cromwellian and Restoration politics all shaped his understanding of
how policy could transform a nation’s situation by improving both
natural resources and human populations. The result, “political
arithmetic”, was less an anticipation of modern economic analysis
than an application of seventeenth-century science.
Students and staff of the University and others interested in the
subject are all welcome. No ticket necessary and no charge for
admission.
An Inter-Disciplinary Seminar on the History and Philosophy of
Economic Thought.
Asst. Professor of Philosophy, Politics & Economics
Institution: Eastern Oregon University
Location: La Grande, OR
Category: Faculty - Liberal Arts - Economics
Posted: 01/28/2008
Application Due: 02/29/2008
Type: Full Time
Position Description: Eastern Oregon University invites applications
to fill a tenure-track position in an innovative interdisciplinary
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) Program, beginning fall
2008. Successful candidates must have a strong commitment to
excellence in undergraduate teaching and an ongoing research agenda.
Responsibilities will include teaching Principles of Microeconomics
as well as an opportunity to contribute to an emerging program in
Public Administration.
Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Economics or related field, from a
regionally accredited institution or foreign equivalent is required.
For accreditation agencies recognized by EOU, see the web page at:
http://chinook.eou.edu/hr/
. Candidates should have at least one of the following areas of
specialization: managerial economics, environmental economics,
international economics, public budgeting and finance. U.S.
citizenship or permanent residence status is required.
Rank: This is a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track appointment at
the Assistant Professor rank. Appointment begins September 16, 2008.
Application: Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, teaching
philosophy, evidence of successful teaching, and the names, e-mails,
and phone numbers of three professional references to:
PPE Search Committee
Eastern Oregon University, College of Arts & Sciences
One University Blvd., ACK 202
La Grande, Oregon 97850
Phone: 541-962-3340, Fax: 541-962-3898
Email: mburke@eou.edu
Application Deadline: Application materials must be received by
February 29, 2008. Material received after the deadline may be
considered. Only applicants providing all materials will be
considered.
Application Information
Postal Address: Eastern Oregon University
One University Boulevard
College of Arts & Sciences, ACK 202
La Grande, OR 97850
Phone: 541-962-3340
Fax: 541-962-3989
Email Address: mburke@eou.edu
St. Francis College, Brooklyn
Assistant Professor of Economics - tenure track position
The Department of Economics, History and Political Science at St.
Francis College, Brooklyn invites applications for a tenure-track
position as Assistant Professor of Economics beginning in Fall 2008.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Economics and show a commitment to
teaching. The college offers a B.A. degree in Economics, and is also
responsible for teaching introductory courses to non-majors. St.
Francis College is a small, non-residential, independent college
whose mission focuses on the provision of education to the community
of Brooklyn and adjacent areas. Potential applicants are encouraged
to review the college's website, www.stfranciscollege.edu prior to
applying for the position. Additional information may be obtained by
writing to the Chairperson of the department, Paddy Quick, at
pquick@stfranciscollege.edu.
Send resume and cover letter to:
hr@stfranciscollege.brooklyn
Leeds University Business School
Economics Division Hiring Document
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Economics
Leeds University Business School wishes to make two appointments to
its Economics Division at the level of lecturer or senior lecturer
in economics, tenable from 1 July 2008 or as soon as possible
thereafter. Applicants should possess, or be near to completing, a
Ph.D. in economics from an accredited institution with a successful
record of research and publications in economics of international
quality or the clear potential for such publications. Areas of
interest include applied microeconomic theory, industrial economics
and game theory, international economics, comparative economic
systems, development economics and macroeconomics. However, the
field is open to any recognised area of economics and the quality of
the candidate rather than the area of specialisation will be
decisive. The successful candidates will have a strong grounding in
economics and be capable of high-quality teaching at PhD, Masters
and undergraduate levels. Appointment at senior level will be
considered only if the candidate already possesses a research record
of international standing, and can provide evidence of quality
teaching. Those interested should complete a University of Leeds
application form available from
http://www.leeds.ac.uk and click on ‘jobs’, send their CV,
at least one completed research paper, if available evidence of
teaching ability and arrange for at least three letters of reference
to be forwarded to Clare Henson, Dean’s Office, Leeds University
Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT email
clare@lubs.leeds.ac.uk .
Informal enquiries to: Dr Martin J. Carter, Head, Economics
Division, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds,
Leeds, UK LS2 9JT (e-mail
mjc@lubs.leeds.ac.uk ). Closing date 22 February 2008.
Utrecht University
Utrecht School of Economics at Utrecht University will soon have a
vacancy for an Assistant Professor or, depending on qualifications,
an Associate Professor in Organisational Economics.
Any person willing to discuss the vacancy can get in touch with the
chair holder professor Hans Schenk by email (
H.Schenk@econ.uu.nl ).
Obviously, all contacts will be treated confidentially. The Chair
specialises in matters of corporate governance, strategy,
organisation theory, mergers, competition policy and industrial
dynamics and innovation.
The post involves teaching and research. Excellent researchers may
receive research time vouchers for up to 60 % of their contract
time. The minimum teaching load is 30 % of contract time. Applicants
are expected to be able to demonstrate both high research and
teaching capabilities and a zeal for innovative, non-mainstream
work. The Associate position also involves managerial tasks.”
East Central University
East Central University (ECU) invites applications for a
tenure-track, nine month faculty position (with summer teaching
available) at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2008.
ECU is a student-centered regional state university located in Ada,
Oklahoma. ECU’s 4,500 students come from 24 countries and 25
different states. In this close-knit academic community, faculty and
staff alike focus upon administering to the students.
Duties: Primary faculty duties will include the following: teach
undergraduate courses in the classroom; develop and teach classes to
be offered in a distance-learning environment; and mentor a wide
array of students. Interest in community service activities or the
establishment of a research stream that might result in publication
or conference presentations is a plus. Teaching assignments can be
adjusted to accommodate the candidate’s expertise.
Qualifications: Candidates should have earned an appropriate degree
(PhD or DBA) with specialization in Economics. ABD candidates will
also be considered. Preference will be given to candidates with
professional experience and/or proven instructional expertise. The
ability to develop and teach online courses in Economics and/or
qualified to teach Finance courses are a plus.
The School of Business offers Bachelor of Science degrees in
Accounting and Business Administration and is in the proposal stage
of offering a Master of Science in Accounting, which will include a
graduate-level economics course. The School of Business is ACBSP
accredited.
Apply: Applicants should send a letter of application, current vita,
statement of teaching philosophy, copies of all graduate and
undergraduate transcripts, and contact information (names,
addresses, phone numbers) for at least three professional references
to: Ms. Leslie Martin, Human Resources Director, East Central
University, Ada, OK 74820.
Application review will begin March 1, 2008, and will continue until
the position is filled. Women and minorities are encouraged to
apply. AA/EOE
The Public Policy Institute of
California
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a private,
nonprofit, research organization, conducting nonpartisan policy
research with an active outreach program. PPIC aims to inform and
improve public policy through high-quality, independent, nonpartisan
research and analysis of public policy issues affecting California.
PPIC's research agenda focuses on economic development, education,
environment and resources, governance, population, public finance,
and social and health policy.
I'd like to bring three job opportunities to your attention.
First, we have a Dissertation Fellow position available. The
Dissertation Fellow position is designed for doctoral candidates
whose dissertation topic and career goals are related to public
policy issues. In particular, scholars whose research will benefit
from access to PPIC's databases and consultation with PPIC staff are
encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants should be in a Ph.D.
program that will lead to a career in public policy research.
Examples of eligible fields of study include demography, economics,
education, geography, political science, psychology, public policy,
sociology, social welfare, and urban planning. For more details on
the Dissertation Fellow positions visit this link
http://www.ppic.org/main/position.asp?i=1969
Second, we have Visiting Fellow opportunities available. The
visiting fellow positions are designed for candidates whose career
goals are related to public policy. Qualified applicants will have a
well-established career in research and a PhD. or equivalent
experience in demography, education, economics, geography, political
science, public policy, sociology, urban planning, or a related
field. For more details on the Visiting Fellow positions visit this
link:
http://www.ppic.org/main/position.asp?i=1496
Third, I'd also like to let you know that we have several summer
internship opportunities available, as detailed in the descriptions
on our website at
http://www.ppic.org/main/position.asp?i=1201 The PPIC
summer internships are particularly appropriate for current students
in graduate programs in economics, public administration, public
policy, and related disciplines; recently graduated undergraduates
with strong research skills and/or equivalent experience may also
qualify. The application deadline for summer internships is March
14, 2008.
We would appreciate your assistance in spreading the word about
these job opportunities to qualified candidates. PPIC values the
wide variety of backgrounds and experiences of our staff. Key
elements in the consideration of qualified candidates include
excellence; diversity of talents, backgrounds, and viewpoints; and a
strong fit with our mission
and goals. PPIC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Contact List: We plan to contact you periodically through e-mail
with notes about PPIC research job openings. Please let me know if
you'd prefer we don't do that, or if there are other contacts we
should add.
Sincerely,
Chris Marhula
Chris Marhula
Human Resources Assistant
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Volume 18, No. 1
www.levy.org/pubs/rpt_18_1.pdf
The Report, a quarterly newsletter, is aimed at a diverse general
audience interested in policy matters. It includes interviews with
prominent scholars and public officials who can provide insights
into current topics of debate, editorials by Levy Institute research
staff, summaries of new publications, synopses of conferences and
other events, and news of the Institute and its scholars.
Financing Job Guarantee Schemes by
Oil Revenue: The Case of Iran
ZAHRA KARIMI
Working Paper No. 527
www.levy.org/pubs/wp_527.pdf
Generously subsidized loans to the private sector by state-owned
banks have not been successful in generating sufficient employment
opportunities for a rapidly increasing workforce in Iran. In 2006,
three million persons—12.75 percent of the labor force—were
unemployed, and the unemployment rate for women was more than 23
percent. In order to prevent a social disaster, the author
recommends a government employment guarantee scheme, which could be
financed using the country’s Oil Stabilization Fund.
Climbing Up the Technology Ladder?
High-Technology Exports in China and Latin America
by Kevin P. Gallagher & Roberto Porzecanski
U.C. Berkeley Center for Latin American Studies Working Paper No. 20
The developed world has lost significant market share in high
technology exports. China has captured the bulk of those exports and
Latin America is falling far behind. Authors Kevin Gallagher and
Roberto Porzecanski find that in 1980 China was ranked 99th of all
nations in terms of the percentage of global exports in high
technology; by 2005 China had climbed to second place in the world.
Not only is Latin America losing global shares, but the authors find
that close to 95% of all Latin American high technology exports are
under some sort of “threat” from China, comprising more than 12% of
total exports from Latin America. Whereas Latin America has been
following a “neo-liberal” set of trade and technology policies,
China has been pursuing a “neo-developmental” policy that has
outperformed Latin America decisively.
The paper is available at:
http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/Rp/Gallagher-Porzecanski_BCLAS.pdf
A scholarly interaction and
evaluation infrastructure for the XXI century
Grazia Ietto-Gillies 2008
Working papers of the Centre for International Business Studies (CIBS),
London South Bank University, 1-08;
www.lsbu.ac.uk/cibs
Now published with Springer
Editor-in-Chief:
John Marangos, Department of Economics, Colorado State University
Aims & Scope
The Forum for Social Economics is an international journal sponsored by
the Association for Social Economics.
For 35 years the Forum has published high quality peer-reviewed papers.
The primary focus of the Forum is on applying social economic analysis
to practical policy issues and/or the implications of alternative policy
perspectives encompassing the social economy.
The Forum is a pluralistic journal publishing work that addresses
economic issues within wider ethical, cultural or natural environmental
contexts, and is sympathetic to papers that transcend established
disciplinary boundaries. Papers should make a contribution to past or
current socioeconomic issues that have contemporary relevance to
economists, social scientists, policy makers and business.
The journal welcomes stimulating original articles that are clearly
written and draw upon contemporary policy-related research. Preference
is given to non-technical articles of topical and historical interest
that will appeal to a wide range of readers. The journal is also
interested in serving as an avenue for issues regarding teaching
economics, in particular teaching approaches to social and heterodox
economics.
The Forum invites graduate students to submit research papers. Proof of
graduate student status should be provided with the submission. While
the students’ papers will go through the regular review process and be
held to the same standards for acceptance as other submissions, the
panel of reviewers will serve a mentoring role to advise the student to
strengthen the paper.
Associate Editor:
Mark D. White, Department of Political Science, Economics, and
Philosophy, College of Staten Island/CUNY, Staten Island, NY, USA
Editorial Board:
Adelheid Biesecker, Professor for Economic Theory at the University of
Bremen, Germany
Elissa Braunstein, Department of Economics, Colorado State University,
Fort Collins, CO, USA
Grainne Collins, Employment Research Centre, Department of Sociology,
School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Trinity College, Dublin,
Ireland
Wolfram Elsner, Institute for Institutional and Innovation Economics -
iino, Department of Economics, University of Bremen, Germany
Alan Hutton, Division of Public Policy Group, Caledonian Business
School, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK
Roel Jongeneel, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy,
Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Anne M. de Bruin, Department of Commerce, Massey University at Albany,
Auckland, New Zealand
Ellen Mutari, General Studies Division, Richard Stockton College, Pomona
NJ, USA
Paul P. Wojick, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, USA
Annually the Editor-in-Chief will select the best paper submitted to the
Journal, and the
author of that article is granted the “Springer Best Paper Award” a
financial contribution of US$ 500,--.
The Berkeley Electronic Press is pleased to announce the following peer
reviewed articles recently published in Basic Income Studies. To view
any of the articles in question, simply click on the links below.
Debate: Basic Income and the Republican Legacy
Vol. 2, Issue 2 features a debate, guest-edited by David Casassas
(University of Oxford), on the justification of basic income within
republican political thought.
About this journal
Basic Income Studies is the first peer-reviewed journal devoted to basic
income and related issues of poverty relief and universal welfare. An
exciting venture supported by major international networks of scholars,
policy makers, and activists, Basic Income Studies is the only forum for
scholarly research on this leading edge movement in contemporary social
policy. Articles discuss the design and implementation of basic income
schemes, and address the theory and practice of universal welfare in
clear, non-technical language that engages the wider policy community.
The journal's editors represent the forefront of research in poverty,
political theory, welfare reform, ethics, and public finance, at
institutions such as the University of Amsterdam, Columbia University,
the University of Buenos Aires, UCLA, the London School of Economics,
and the Spanish Ministry of Public Affairs.
A Global View of Financial Crises
Edited by Louis-Philippe Rochon, Associate Professor of Economics,
Laurentian University, Canada and Sergio Rossi, Associate Professor of
Economics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Combining critical perspectives with a positive contribution to economic
policy, both national and international, this book considers the causes
and consequences of recent financial crises presenting cutting-edge
material.
Contents: Introduction Part I: Financial Liberalization and Financial
Crises Part II: From Financial Instability to Macroeconomic Performance
Index Contributors: P. Arestis, K.-F. Chin, E. Correa, P. Davidson, J.
Ferreiro, C. Gnos, C. Gómez, J. Jespersen, J.-F. Ponsot, L.-P. Rochon,
S. Rossi, A. Terzi, D. Tropeano, G. Vidal, L.R. Wray
Una Visión Mexicana de la Teoría General
del Empleo, el Interés y el Dinero
Abstract
La Teoría General del Empleo, Interés y el Dinero cambió el rumbo
económico de una nación y de la ciencia económica. ¿Tiene aún validez?
¿Son importantes sus planteamientos? ¿Puede descubrirse algo? ¿La
globalización mantiene vigentes los principios económicos de Keynes? (cont.)
The Next American Century
The Next American Century identifies and describes three modern waves of
world economic integration. Professor Van Lear extensively demonstrates
America's important role in driving the current era of globalization.
Focusing on the varying and interrelated social, political, and economic
dimensions of nation-state integration, this study addresses important
issues such as the evolution in policy and institutions, the dynamics of
economics and finance, and the discontents of contemporary
globalization. The book centers in on the core economic driving
mechanisms of globalization and examines the themes of wealth, power,
class and policy in an age of globalization. Employing a diversity of
scholarship and a critical yet fair examination of current economic
evolution, this book offers a thorough explanation for the causes and
consequences of globalization.
About the Author
William Van Lear is a tenured full professor of economics at Belmont
Abbey College, a private liberal arts Catholic college located near
Charlotte, North Carolina. He earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the
University of Pittsburgh in 1986 and a B.A. in Economics from Gettysburg
College in 1980. His teaching specializations include macro-financial
economics, political economy, economic history, and international
economics. Professor Van Lear has won three teaching awards, has served
as head of the College's Faculty Assembly, and serves on two community
non-profit boards. His first book is entitled A Populist Challenge to
Corporate Capitalism published by World Scientific Publishing Company in
2002.
Palgrave Macmillan, Houndsmill,
Basingstoke 2008.
The book demonstrates that 'monetary analysis', as contained in
Post-Keynesian monetary theories, but also in the Neo-Ricardian monetary
theory of distribution and in Marx's monetary analysis, can be
integrated into Post-Keynesian models of distribution of growth in a
consistent way. The integration of endogenous money and credit, as well
as an exogenous monetary interest rate mainly determined by central bank
policies into demand driven distribution and growth models also
contributes to a Post-Keynesian alternative to New Consensus
macroeconomics. More:
http://www.palgrave.com/newsearch/Catalogue.aspx?is=0230521576
Complexity Meets
Development- A Felicitous Encounter on the Road of Life
Lewis L. Smith
Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, The United States of America
Brief report Received: 16. April 2007. Accepted: 9. October 2007.
SUMMARY
Since before Adam Smith, economists have been concerned with
development. However, they have
seldom understood it or paid it enough mind. For example, the
“sequence” economists, such as Marx in
the 19th Century and Rostow in the 20th sought to force development
everywhere into a rigid pattern.
Since 1874, the marginalists and their Neoliberal descendents have
emphasised comparative statics and
steady-state equilibriums, not growth (cont.)
How to Solve the
U.S. Housing Problem and Avoid a Recession: Revived HOLC and RTC
Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the History of Economic Thought
Society of Australia
University of Queensland
11-13 July 2007
Edited by Peter E. Earl and Bruce Littleboy
Download the book.
Varieties of
Capitalism and New Institutional Deals
Regulation, Welfare and the New Economy
Edited by Wolfram Elsner, University of Bremen, Germany and
Gerhard Hanappi, University of Technology, of Vienna, Austria
In response to global and technological challenges, this important
new book highlights the continuing diversity of national
institutional reconfigurations and policy reforms from an
institutional-economics perspective. The distinguished contributors
offer a fresh and critical appraisal of three interconnected fields
of research; ‘varieties of capitalism’, the ‘new economy’ and ‘new
institutional deals’. In so doing, this book will undoubtedly become
a benchmark for the analysis of comparative institutional systems
and for the further development of institutional-economic theory,
and state and policy reform.
Feb 2008 c 320 pp Hardback 978 1 84720 473 8 c £69.95
Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2008.
ADVANCES IN EVOLUTIONARY
INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS: Evolutionary Mechanisms, Non-Knowledge, and
Strategy
ed. by G. Hanappi and W. Elsner,
Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2008.
Arms, War, and Terrorism in the
Global Economy Today
by Jaroslav Husár, Slovakia: EKONÓM, 2007. ISBN: 978-80-225-2366-0;
342 pages.
Reviewed by Karol Szomolányi, Economic University of Bratislava
Download the review.
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
The one-year Masters program in Technology Governance is a
technology-focused special
graduate degree in Innovation Policy, Industrial Policy and Development
Economics. Theoretically,
it presents a realistic alternative to mainstream ("Standard Textbook")
Economics. It is taught
entirely in English – partially in modules (intensive week-long classes)
and partially by
overarching courses and workshops; also, there are many excursions and
practical visits. The
program culminates in a thesis that is to be completed by the end of the
academic year.
Because of its specific focus and trans-disciplinary approach, the MA is
equally interesting as a first
graduate degree right after undergraduate education, as an additional
graduate degree after a lesstrans-disciplinary one, and as an early- or mid-career professional
degree for those working in
technology government fields, such as ministries, development and
promotion authorities, and
private companies and NGOs dealing with the subject matter.
Seven good reasons to apply to the Technology Governance program:
• studying in one of the most successful new EU member countries with
one of the most
developed ICT infrastructures worldwide – home of Skype and eVoting
• studying in one of the top "funky towns" of the world, a UNESCO world
heritage site with
beaches and skiing tracks alike
• studying at one of the leading technical universities in the region
• a specialized, recognized MA degree within one academic year
• very low costs compared to similar degree programs
• lectures by top international scholars and thinkers and award-winning
lecturers in the field –
Carlota Perez, Erik S. Reinert, and Jan Kregel among them
• possibility to study a semester at partner universities all over
Europe
Do you have a Bachelor's degree and a good command of the English
language? Do you also have
adequate basic knowledge in economics, history, and technology? Then
Technology Governance
might be a perfect opportunity for you to immerse yourself in this
special field of interest.
For further information, visit our website:
www.technologygovernance.eu
or download the
flyer.
http://www.faireconomy.org/
United for a Fair Economy is a national, independent, nonpartisan,
501(c)(3) non-profit organization. UFE raises awareness that
concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy,
deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart. We support and
help build social movements for greater equality.
"Breaking the
Neoclassical Monopoly in Economics" by Tom Palley
For the past 25 years, the so-called “Washington Consensus” – comprising
measures aimed at expanding the role of markets and constraining the
role of the state – has dominated economic development policy. As John
Williamson, who coined the term, put it in 2002, these measures “are
motherhood and apple pie, which is why they commanded a consensus.”
Not anymore. Dani Rodrik, a renowned Harvard University economist, is
the latest to challenge the intellectual foundations of the Washington
Consensus in a powerful new book titled One Economics, Many Recipes:
Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth. Rodrik’s thesis is
that though there is only one economics, there are many recipes for
development success (cont).
Economics for Equity
and the Environment: E3 Network
Summer Internship Program for Graduate Students in Economics
E3 is a network of economists who are developing and applying economic
arguments for active protection of human health and the natural
environment. We believe:
* A clean and safe environment is a birthright of every person. It is
not a commodity to be distributed on the basis of purchasing power, nor
a privilege to be distributed on the basis of political power.
* Safeguarding the natural environment is inseparable from promoting
social justice. Without a fair distribution of wealth and power, neither
the free market nor government regulation will guarantee environmental
quality and human well-being.
* Today's environmental challenges demand new thinking. By engaging with
real-world problems economists can help craft effective solutions and
build a more just and sustainable future.
E3 Network's mission is to develop better theory and research within the
economics profession, and to involve economists who share our principles
more actively in policy development, through dialogue and cooperation
with environmental advocates.
E3's internship program pays for graduate students in economics to work
with non-governmental organizations on environmental issues during the
summer months. NGOs benefit from the expertise of the interns' training
in economics. Graduate students learn about the real world issues
confronting the environmental community and explore possible avenues for
their research and professional development. Interns also attend a
two-day summer workshop where they attend seminars and work closely with
E3 economists on their research ideas.
Recent interns were placed with the National Research Defense Council,
International Rivers Network, Clean Air-Cool Planet, Global Development
and Environment Institute, Environmental Law and Policy Center,
Massachusetts Climate Action Network.
The deadline for applications for Summer 2008 is March 15. To apply,
please email the following information by the March 1 deadline to
director@e3network.org:
* Curriculum vita
* One letter of reference
* A two-page statement of your research interests and how they relate to
E3 Network's principles
For more information, please visit our website at:
www.e3network.org
Winner of the Warren
Samuels Prize Announced
The recipients of the 2008 Warren Samuels Prize are Steven Pressman and
Robert H. Scott, III, both of Monmouth University, USA, for their paper
entitled The Misplaced Interest in Government Measures of Poverty and
Inequality.
They were awarded with a plaque and a US$500 stipend during the
Association for Social Economics (ASE) presidential breakfast at the
Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) conference, held in January
2008 in New Orleans, USA. The winning paper may, subject to peer review,
also be published in the subsequent September issue of the ASE’s journal
- the Review of Social Economy, published by Routledge.
The Warren Samuels Prize is awarded by the ASE, one of the founding
member organizations of the ASSA, together with the Review of Social
Economy, to a paper, presented at the January ASSA meetings, that best
exemplifies scholarly work that:
- Is of high quality,
- Is important to the project of social economics,
- Has broad appeal across disciplines.
For further information about the prize please contact Wilfred Dolfsma,
the Corresponding Editor of the Review of Social Economy, at
W.Dolfsma@econ.uu.nl
Local Economy
Free articles - 2007 Winner of the Sam Aaronovitch Prize
The editors of Local Economy are please to announce that the winning
article of the Sam Aaronovitch Prize is a "viewpoint" article written by
Danny Dorling, that appeared in Volume 21, issue 4, 2006. The article is
free to view online.
Dear Colleagues,
Exactly one month ago (on January 5th) we decided at our Annual
Directors Meeting to have FREE membership in AIRLEAP. We also set a new
goal: to acquire at least 100 members by the end of the year.
Although we have already accomplished a great deal in getting the
organization off the ground, our membership counts are extremely
important to ensure our future success. The more members we have, the
stronger and more capable we will be, and the more comfortable people
will be to join us. As we grow, the possibilities for what we be capable
of doing will greatly expand.
So please become a member! (Now that membership is free, there is no
excuse!)
Please visit our new webpage that provides a registration form for
membership: http://www.airleap.org/members.htm
We ask only for you to fill out the membership form (which requires only
your name and email address) and email it back to us.
If you are a member already, please fill out the form anyway, so you can
be registered in our new system.
As the form indicates, AIRLEAP will NOT provide or display to the public
ANY information about its individual members, without the expressed
permission of those members. Thus, you can, if you like, become an
AIRLEAP member privately. So please help us, and help the economics
profession, by becoming an AIRLEAP member. Also, please spread the word
and encourage others to join us as well. Everyone is welcome!
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about AIRLEAP
membership.
Also, please remember to come to our next monthly meeting in Washington,
DC on Wednesday, February 13th, if you can. (See
http://www.airleap.org/meetings.htm.)
With best wishes,
Steve
Steven Payson
Executive Director, AIRLEAP
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