Cracow Academy of Economics, Chair of the History of Economic Thought Jagiellonian University in Cracow and College of Business Administration, St. John's University are pleased to announce an international conference ECONOMIC TRANSITION IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: WHAT CAN BE LEARNED FROM THE HISTORY OF ECONOMICS? A three day conference for scholars interested in economic transitions and transformations. The conference will be held in Cracow (Krakcw), Poland. The conference shall have plenary sessions with invited speakers. Date: 17 to 20 September 1998. PREPARATORY TIMETABLE 15 December 1997 : We invite proposals for organizing sessions and also welcome proposals for presenting individual papers. Those wishing to contribute to this conference are invited to send before December 15, 1997 a session title and an abstract of no more than 150 words for the session and proposals ( no more than 150 words) to the organizers at the following addresses: 30 January 1998: The participants will be informed of the decisions of the programme committee. Mail from America, Ireland, Great Britain, and Japan should be sent to: Charles M. A. Clark Department of Economics College of Business Administration St. John's University 8000 Utopia Parkway Jamaica, NY 11439 USA Email: [log in to unmask] Mail from Continental Europe and Asia should be sent to Janina Rosicka Jagiellonian University Sobieskiego 20 32-400 Myslenice, Poland Email [log in to unmask] Call for Papers ECONOMIC TRANSITIONS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: What can be learned from the History of Economics? Economic transitions and transformations have always prompted a rethinking of accepted economic theories and dogmas, both by its alteration of the phenomena economists theorize about and in its influence on the "intellectual mileau." The developments in Eastern and Central Europe over the past decade are singular in their speed of change, but not in their scope. Conspicuously absent from most of the contemporary analysis of the economies and societies in Eastern and Central Europe is an historical perspective. Although each historical event is a unique experience and creation, much could be learned from examining how previous economists explained and understood the dramatic changes in their economies and societies. The great economists were not mere arm chair theorists, oblivious to the world around them. The issue of economic of economic transition plays an important role in the writings of "worldly philosophers" : Adam Smith, David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Alfred Marshall, Thorstein Veblen, John Maynard Keynes, Joseph Schumpeter and Karl Polanyi, yet contemporary analysis of economic transition has the most part ignored this rich tradition. The purpose of this conference is to see if looking back can help us with understanding the present and looking forward, if the insights from the history of economic thought can yield benefits for understanding the issues in the transformations of the Eastern and Central European economies and societies. We focus on the following themes: 1. Usefulness of Philosophical History for Understanding the Issue of Economic Transformation. Writers on the decomposition the global system, or the ideal system. 2. Insights from the History of Economic Thought and the Great Economists on the general topic of economic transformation and the specific topics including but not limited to: privatization; institutional adjustment; corruption; the role of ethics and values in economic transition; creation of social elites. 3. Insights from the writings of Eastern and Central European Economists. Relationship between Western and Eastern/Central economic traditions; should Eastern and Central European economists adopt the theories and dogmas dominant in the West, or develop an independent economic explanation. The PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS: One of the leading editors is interested in publication the Proceedings of the conference in book form. There is a possibility to publish the Proceedings in Polish in book form too. Further information about the organization of the conference can be obtained on demand from the above addressees. CONFERENCE COSTS Early registration (through April 30, 1998) $100. Late registration (after April 30, 1998) $140. The conference fee for participants from Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia will be canceled; for others post communist countries $10. We will most likely be in the position to help towards covering the travel cost for participants from Central and Eastern Europe. You may apply for this assistance by sending your cost calculation. Hotels The range of hotel prices for the conference will be: High Quality: US $ 60 Medium Quality: US$ 40 Our special limited offer: US$ 25. ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]