Grenoble - Vizille ( FRANCE) 
1995 September 14-15-16 
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE : James STEUART in 1995 
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One of the major debates in the History of Economic Thought occurred at the 
end of the XVIIIth. century between supporters who accepted State 
intervention in economic affairs as normal, and those who, on the=A0contrary= 
, 
pinned their faith in liberalism. Both currents of thought now structure 
Economics. As a general rule, the=A0work of Adam Smith is evoked as the 
illustration of liberalism. The source of the=A0other approach is to be= 
 found 
in the writings of James Steuart. 
Steuart=92s writings occupies a special position in the history of Political 
Economy. The very title of his major work : An Inquiry into the Principles 
of Political Oeconomy heralds later works. Before being eclipsed by=A0Smith, 
his later influence on economic thought, at the end of the XVIIIth. century 
and at the beginning of the=A0XIXth., was far from negligible. 
Though Steuart=92s works have been relatively forgotten, there has been an 
effort to revive them since the Second World War. They seem to vehicle 
another reading of Political Economy. The objective of this conference is 
to=A0assess this possibility. 
 
Scientific Committee : 
 
Arnaud BERTHOUD Univ. de Lille I, Henri DENIS Univ. de Paris I, Daniel 
DIATKINE Univ. d'Evry - Val d'Essonne, Ragip EGE Univ. de Strasbourg I, 
Roger FRYDMAN Univ. de Paris X, Andr=E9 LAPIDUS Univ. de Paris I, Jean ROSIO 
Univ. d'Aix-Marseille II, Andrew S. SKINNER Univ. de Glasgow, Paulette TAIEB 
Univ. de Paris I, Ramon TORTAJADA Univ. de Grenoble II. 
 
 
36 papers selected 
 
First Day : 
James STEUART et son temps 
March=E9, prix, profit 
 
Second Day : 
M=E9thodologie & doctrines 
Economie, Etat & soci=E9t=E9 
Banques & Monnaie 
 
Third Day : 
Diffusion et Influence 
 
 
 
For further information : 
 
C.E.P.E. - Steuart , U.F.R. Sciences Economiques  
Universit=E9 Pierre Mend=E8s-France  BP 47 X 
38040 Grenoble Cedex 9 - France 
Tel. : (33) 76 82 55 96  -  Fax  : (33) 76 82 59 95 
 
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UNIVERSITE DE LA MEDITERRANNEE (AIX-MARSEILLE II) 
UFR Sc. Economiques - G.R.E.Q.A.M. UMR CNRS 9990 
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