call for AFIT papers

[michael <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Colleague:

Below is the call for papers for the upcoming Association For
Institutional
Thought (AFIT) conference.  As you may know, AFIT is an institutionalist

group that also claims as members a number of radical, Marxist,
ecological,
and feminist economists.  We welcome proposals from economists of all
heterodox perspectives. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Feel free to circulate this announcement widely.

Sincerely,

Geoff Schneider
Vice President, Association For Institutional Thought (AFIT)
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Association for Institutional Thought [AFIT]
2004 CALL FOR PAPERS
The annual meeting of AFIT will be held
April 21 - 24, 2004
Salt Lake City, Utah
In conjunction with the Western Social Science Association (WSSA) 46th
Annual Conference


Theme for the 2004 Conference:
Institutional Thought and Progressive Policy in an Age of Uncertainty
As the unsettled global economy staggers under the combined forces of
neoliberal, supply-side policies and US neo-imperialistic ambitions, the

time is right for a well-articulated, progressive response that lays out
a
viable alternative set of policies based on institutionalist
principles.  The domestic problems of a job loss "recovery," massive
trade
and budget deficits, and stagnant wages, coupled with the international
problems of the continuing economic decline of many developing
countries,
terrorism, and unilateralism, resemble nothing of the equilibrium world
of
neoclassical economics.  Institutional and other heterodox economists
stressing the evolutionary nature of the global economy have much to
contribute on some of the big questions facing us today:

-Will the coming age be a period of retrenchment and stagnation under a
neoliberal policy regime or can progressive policies slow the race to
the
bottom and ameliorate current trends?
-Is the Enronian corporate model dead, or if not how can it be killed?
-How can our political and economic institutions respond to a democracy
that is bought and paid for by the vested interests?
-What is the import of the return of massive budget and trade deficits
for
the future?
-What economic policies should the challengers to George W. Bush stake
out
in their battle for the Presidency?

In addition to the above topics, AFIT welcomes papers reflecting the
tradition and analytical perspective of Institutional
Economics.  Submissions from economists of other heterodox schools of
thought, including ecological, feminist, Marxist, post Keynesian, and
social economics, are also welcome.  We also encourage 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.

We also hope 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.

How to submit a proposal:
You must be a member of AFIT to present a paper at the conference.
Annual
dues are only $15.  Contact Richard Adkisson, Secretary-Treasurer of
AFIT,
(radkisso@xxxxxxxx).

  Individual Paper Proposals.  Proposals should 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.

Audiovisual or other equipment needs:  Individual and panel proposals
should include requests for any equipment.  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
preferred) to the Vice President of AFIT:

Geoff Schneider
Department of Economics
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone:  (570) 577-3446
E-mail:  gschnedr@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Deadline for proposal submission:  December 1, 2003



Geoffrey Schneider
Associate Professor of Economics
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 577-3446
Fax: (570) 577-3451
E-mail: gschnedr@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web page: http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/gschnedr/


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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Chico, CA 95929
530-898-5321
fax 530-898-5901