A full description of the conference theme and practical details is found at: http://www.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/kdhoover/pdf/LongCall.pdf

- The conference will take place at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, on April 25-27, 2003.

- Proposals for papers (five hundred words) should be sent to the conference organizers, Michel De Vroey and Kevin Hoover, by May 31, 2002, to the addresses below. Papers will be selected by August 31, 2002. All papers for the conference will be circulated to conference participants in advance, and thus must be completed no later March 1, 2003.

- In order to allow for fruitful intellectual exchanges, the format of the conference will be voluntarily kept small. All sessions will be plenary and the number of papers will be kept to around fifteen, leaving ample space for a general discussion.

- Following the conference, papers will be refereed for inclusion in the record of the conference, a volume to appear as a special supplement to the History of Political Economy, and to be separately published as a volume by the Duke University Press. Participation in the conference through submission of the paper will give te History of Political Economy first refusal rights to publish the paper.

- For further information, please write to Michel De Vroey, Economics Department, Universit� catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium, or e-mail at devroey@ires.ucl.ac.be; or to Kevin Hoover, Department of Economics, University of California, Davis, California 95616-8578, or e-mail at kdhoover@ucdavis.edu.

TURGOT (1727-1781), OUR CONTEMPORARY
Economics, Administration and Government in the Enlightenment

Lantheuil Castle (Calvados, France)

CALL FOR PAPERS

On May 7-10, 2003, the National Institute for Demographic Studies (Institute National d'Etudes Demographiques), the Turgot Society (Societe des Amis de Turgot) and the University of Caen will organize in Lantheuil Castle (Calvados, low Normandy) a Conference devoted to the action, publications and influence of the father of French liberalism,  controller general A.-R.-J. Turgot (1727-1781).

The main themes of reflection will be as follows:
1. Turgot, his personal trajectory, his environment
2. The philosophical and religious foundations of his thought
3. His contribution to economic analysis
4. His political action and administrative practices
5. Turgot and our world. Influence and modernity of his thought

This conference will not only study the fundamental contribution made by Turgot to the economic thought of the Enlightenment, but also measure what lessons can be drawn today from his reflection and from his actions. Anyone interested in attending the conference should contact the organizers. Scholars wishing to present a contribution (15 pages double space) are invited to send an abstract to by March 31, 2002. Papers can be presented in French or in English. Contributors will be notified on decisions of acceptance by April 30, 2002. The complete papers should be sent to the organizers by December 31, 2002.

Scientific committee:
President: Arnold Heertje (Pays-Bas)
Vice-President: Paul-Marie Romani (France)
Other members: Mark Blaug (Great Britain), Yves Citton (USA), Monique Ducombs (France), Peter Groenewegen (Australia), Jacqueline Hecht (France), Jean-Claude Perrot (France), Joel Ravix (France), Christine There (France), Sylvain Wickham (France).

Organizers:
Y. D. de Naurois-Turgot, Jacqueline Hecht, Claude L=E9vy, Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis, Paul-Marie Romani, Christine There.

Registration fee: 50.00 Euros

Contact : Jacqueline Hecht, INED, 133 bld Davout, 75020 Paris, France
Tel: 33 (0)1 56 06 21 14 or 33 (0)1 56 06 20 24
Fax: 33 (0)1 56 06 21 93
Email: varlet@ined.fr