Call for papers -- Adam Smith Review on the future of capitalism

 

Is there a future for the robust sort of capitalism favoured by Adam Smith or have we reached a limit to Anglo-American capitalism as the engine of human betterment?  Over the last few decades scholars from many points of view have found the basis for a uniquely defensible position in Smith's work.  It is therefore appropriate that the Adam Smith Review proposes a symposium devoted to the theme: "Is Anglo-American capitalism passing away?"  We are particularly interested in contributions that view current economic events through a lens informed by Smith's teaching on institutions, money and economic growth.  Please send proposals and suggestions for contributions to Sandra J. Peart, Dean, Jepson School of Leadership Studies (speart@richmond.edu) by October 15, 2009; full papers to be submitted for refereeing by January 15, 2010.


The Adam Smith Review  http://www.adamsmithreview.org/  is a refereed scholarly review published by Routledge and sponsored by the International Adam Smith Society.  http://www.adamsmithsociety.net/  In recent years the ASR has taken its place at the center of Smith scholarship in the world, with an international editorial board comprised of the most eminent scholars thinking and writing about Adam Smith.  The ASR provides a unique forum for vigorous debate and the highest standards of scholarship on all aspects of Smith's work, his place in history, and the significance of his thought for the modern world.  It aims to facilitate discussion among scholars working from different disciplinary and theoretical perspectives -- a resource for Smith scholarship in the widest sense.