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- Subject: John Kenneth Galbraith International Symposium
- From: "Giuseppe Fontana" <gf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:05:44 -0000
Dear Colleagues,
Blandine Laperche (<laperche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>) has kindly ask me to remind you of the call
for papers for the John Kenneth Galbraith International Symposium (dealine is March, 15, 2004).
Please find below the necessary information.
Best wishes,
Giuseppe
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Dear Giuseppe,
Would it be possible to send one more time the call for papers for the John
Keneth Galbraith International Symposium to the members of the network (you
will find it attached). As a matter of fact, the dealine is March, 15, 2004.
Many thanks for your help,
Best regards,
Blandine
htpp://www-heb.univ-littoral.fr/rii
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FORUM The Spirit of Innovation
John Kenneth Galbraith
International Symposium
September, 21-25, 2004
Sponsored by
Laboratoire Redéploiement Industriel et Innovation
Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale -Dunkerque -France
Groupe IGS (Institut de Gestion Sociale), Paris
Reviews
Innovations, Cahiers d'économie de l'innovation
Journal of Post Keynesian Economics
All the Information concerning The Forum The spirit of
innovation :
http://www-heb.univ-littoral.fr/rii
Groupe IGS-Paris
12, rue Alexandre
Parodi
75010 Paris
What is the future of the market economy? The 21st
century began with this major issue. What are the current
characteristics of capitalism? How can we explain this
comeback to the origins? History is stammering, the
Economist, the Sociologist, the Politician? are getting
bored. Is the system suffering from a lack of imagination?
On the one hand, the marketization of all activities, actions
and relations is not sufficient to give birth to new things
and items (including marketable ones) ; on the other hand,
the rigidity of relations of power, competition and creation
puts a brake on innovation
A Bitter Report!... Give imagination a chance.
The Forum on innovation aims at being a think tank of new
ideas on the economics and the history of technical progress,
on the political issues of innovation policies and on the
sociology of innovation and enterprise.
The forum on innovation will include:
* The John Kenneth GALBRAITH International Symposium
(see below for the call for papers).
* Two conferences. The first one will deal with innovation in
the American context, and the second one will focus on
innovation in international economic relations.
* Expositions (pictures, prints, patents) of technical
innovations and of economic and social change.
* Presentation of books on the subject of innovation.
John Kenneth Galbraith
International Symposium
September, 22-25, 2004
Sponsored by
Laboratoire Redéploiement Industriel et Innovation
Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale -Dunkerque -France
Groupe IGS (Institut de Gestion Sociale), Paris
Reviews
Innovations, Cahiers d'économie de l'innovation
Journal of Post Keynesian Economics
IGS-Paris
12 rue Alexandre
Parodi
75010 Paris
Call for papers
Nowadays, the dominant paradigms in Economics are being
subjected to severe criticism. The extent and role of modelling
approaches and the need for an understanding of economic
events that takes into account their historical context are at the
centre of many theoretical debates and have spun-off new
disciplinary approaches.
The leading North American economist and diplomat John
Kenneth Galbraith, (born in 1908, Canada), often refers in his
writings to A. Marshall?s definition of economics: the study of
man in the ordinary business of life. Such an approach of
economics implies to take history into account to understand
current economic facts; J.K. Galbraith's historical and political
analysis is very useful to improve our interpretation of economic
issues.
Today's context is characterized by the globalisation of goods,
capital markets, and corporate strategies, and by the spread of a
new cluster of "cognitive" and "biological" technologies. This
raises new questions:
- To what extent is the "New Economy" just the expression of
short-living episode of financial euphoria??
- Are the problems of resource allocation getting worse in the
affluent society?
- Can the problem of economic development be solved by
global wars and intervention in internal affairs?
- What is the role of institutional change in today's economy?
Should the role of the public sector be strengthened or reduced?
What is the power of the technostructure in an economy ruled by
finance??
This conference will address five areas that have characterised
J.K. Galbraith's nonconformist economic thought:
- Galbraith's anti-establishment approach to political
economy: J.K. Galbraith's life and writings; J.K. Galbraith and
the Keynesians; questioning the free competition theory; J.K.
Galbraith's historical and political approach to economics; the
transition of Galbraith from a relatively mainstream economist to
a more heterodox economist (in terms of theory); John Kenneth
Galbraith and the American institutional Economists?
- The economic fluctuations of capitalism
Growth and crisis; the regulating role of the State and finance;
what lessons can be derived from Galbraith's analysis to study
the current fluctuations of capitalism? ; organisational
restructuring of capitalism (macro-economic and global
restructuring)?
- Firms and industrial organisation
The role of corporations (including transnational ones) and the
relationship between enterprises and the State. What topicality in
OECD countries (Europe, North America, Asia)?
Corporate governance: the shareholder and the manager, new
forms of the decision-making process; firms and financial
markets: governance and speculation;
New forms of industrial organisation: de-concentration of firms
and innovation; globalisation and technological concentration;
technological and financial links in the context of corporate
globalisation.
- The regulating institutions of capitalism
What about the power of the technostructure in the global
economy? What are the relations between State, firms and
financial markets? What is the role of the public sector (private
affluence and public squalor) within European and other OECD
countries? Does the State have any leeway? What kind of
economic policy in a liberal context??
- Development issues
The conflicting relations are propagated to the "Third World" in
shock waves or in rebounds. What are the economic and political
consequences on developing countries?
Neo-mercantilism and re-regulation of international economic
relations?
Scientific Committee "John Kenneth
GALBRAITH International Symposium"
Denis Akagul, Université de Lille 1, France, Philip Arestis, The
Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, Etats-Unis, Arnaud
Berthoud, Université de Lille I, France, Rolande Borrelly,
Université de Grenoble II, France, Sophie Boutillier, Université
du Littoral, France, Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira, Fondation
Getulio Vargas, Brésil, Suzanne de Brunhoff, CNRS, France,
Guy Caire, Université de Paris X, France, François Chesnais,
Université de Paris XIII, France, Annie L. Cot, Université de
Paris I, France, Paul Davidson, University of Tennessee, Etats-
Unis, Gérard De Bernis, Université de Grenoble II, France,
Renato Di Ruzza, Université de Provence, France, Abdelkader
Djeflat, Université de Lille I, France, Stephen Dunn, Department
of Health, Grande Bretagne, Giuseppe Fontana, Université de
Leeds, Grande Bretagne, Jacques Fontanel, Université de
Grenoble II, France, Dominique Foray, OCDE, France, Jean
Gadrey, Université de Lille I, France, Jean-Luc Gaffard,
Université de Nice, France, James Kenneth Galbraith, Université
of Austin, Etats-Unis, Jamel Gharbi, Université du Littoral,
France, André Guichaoua, Université de Lille I, France, Daniel
Hangard, Institut National de la Propriété industrielle, Paris,
Blandine Laperche, Université du Littoral, France, Fred Lee,
University of Missouri Kansas City, Etats-Unis, Jean François
Lemettre, Université de Versailles, France, George Liodakis,
Technical University of Crete, Jean Lojkine, EHESS-CNRS,
France, Bernadette Madeuf, Université de Paris X, France,
François Régis Mahieu, Université de Versailles, France,
Bernard Maris, Université de Paris VIII, France, Jordi Molas
Gallart, University of Sussex, Grande Bretagne, Christian
Palloix, Université de Picardie, France, Richard Parker,
University of Harvard, Etats-Unis, James Petras, Université de
Binghamton, Etats-Unis, Jean-Pierre Potier, CNRS, France,
Marc Richevaux, Université du Littoral, France, Yorgos
Rizopoulos, Université de Picardie, France, Philippe Rollet,
Université de Lille I, France, Jean-Jacques Salomon, Cnam,
France, Malcolm Sawyer, University of Leeds, Grande Bretagne,
Denis Schor, Université de Lille I, France, Claude Serfati,
Université de Versailles, France, Nathalie Sigot, Université du
Littoral, France, Ron Stanfield, University of Colorado, Etats-
Unis, Claude Treyer, IGS, Université du Littoral, France, Dimitri
Uzunidis, Université du Littoral, France, Costas Vaitsos,
Université d'Athènes, Grèce, Michel Verret, Université de
Nantes, France, Nick Von Tunzelman, University of Sussex,
Grande Bretagne, Philippe Vrain, Centre d'Etudes de l'Emploi,
France.
Organising Committee: Sophie Boutillier, Université du
Littoral, France, Yves Enrègle, IGS, Paris, James Kenneth
Galbraith, University of Austin, Etats-Unis, Christine
Lancesseur, IGS Paris, Blandine Laperche, Université du
Littoral, France, Jordi Molas Gallart, University of Sussex,
Grande Bretagne, Claude Treyer, IGS, Paris, France, Dimitri
Uzunidis, Université du Littoral, France, Rémy Volpi, Université
du Littoral, France.
Coordination : Blandine Laperche, Université du Littoral,
France
Deadline for propositions of communication: March 15, 2004
(abstract: 3 pages)
Address :
MRSH - Lab.RII
Blandine Laperche
21, quai de la citadelle
59140 Dunkerque - France
laperche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Official languages: French, English
REGISTRATION (Beginning in April 2004):
Researchers: 200 euros (include Program, Coffee breaks,
Lunch, Conference Acts )
Students: 70 euros (include Program, Coffee breaks, Lunch)
http://www-heb.univ-littoral.fr/rii
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Dr Giuseppe Fontana,
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Leeds University Business School
The University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT - UK
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