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Freedom, Trade and the Nation State 
NINTH HEILBRONN SYMPOSIUM IN ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 
25-28 June 1997 
 
The topic FREEDOM, TRADE AND THE NATION STATE runs through the German 
language literature in political economy like a red thread. In accordance 
with the mission of the Heilbronn symposia, the purpose of this 
conference is to first systematically examine the relationship between 
freedom, trade and the nation state as it has been dealt with in the 
German tradition of political economy, secondly to look at this research 
from the point of practical needs and desirable options, and thirdly, to 
make this literature that is largely locked into German script available 
to the international community of scholars in political economy. 
 
With the formation of new independent nations after the collapse of the 
communist regime, but also conversely with the possibility that Western 
European Member States may merge their nationhoods into a European 
federation, the issue of free trade again appears to hinge on the 
definition of the political entities which largely define the extent of 
the market. Prospects for market economies to emerge in former Soviet 
controlled states depends on how national priorities are to be decided 
upon, as does the ultimate outcome of the elusive quest for a single 
European currency. 
 
In short, the conference is about the conditions Ricardo did not bother to 
elaborate. 
 
The conference will be held in Heilbronn from June 25-28, 1997. The 
conference site is the traditional Schiesshaus at less than five minutes 
distance from the railroad station. On Wednesday, June 28, at four 
o'clock, conference participants will gather at the big clock in front of 
the railway station. A tour will lead them to the site of the meeting, 
the traditional Schiesshaus, through high points of local history and 
geography of the city to the Hotel Goetz, where the tour will end for 
dinner and a chance to get to know each other. 
 
CONTACT: 
 
Please send your abstract and correspondence to: 
 
     Name:   Prof. Dr. Jurgen G. Backhaus 
     E-Mail: [log in to unmask] 
     Postal: University of Limburg, AE, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD 
             Maastricht, The Netherlands 
     Phone:  011-31-43-388-3652/3636 
     Fax:    011-31-43-325-8440 
 
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