9th International Keynes Conference: “Exploring Keynes from Various Fronts”

If confined to the Keynes Conference, the program for it runs as follows.

           

                  

It starts at 1 5:00 on March 19 (Tues.) and ends at 17:00 on March 20 (Wed.)

9th International Keynes Conference:
“Exploring Keynes from Various Fronts”

  Supported by the Keynes Society      Japan (KSJ)    Sano-shoin, Hitotsubashi University

     March 19th (Tuesday)

15:00 “On KSJ Activities for Our Foreign Colleagues”
Toshiaki Hirai (President, KSJ)

Session I. Governance, Money and Uncertainty
Chair: Louis-Philippe Rochon ( Laurentian Univ. )

15:15-18:15
Roderick O’Donnell (Univ. of Technology Sydney)
“Two Different Approaches to Uncertainty: The Human
Characteristics / Abilities Approach of Keynes, and the
Ergodic / Nonergodic Approach”
Comment: Arata Fujiwara (Rikkyo Univ.)

Michael Trautwein (Univ. of Oldenburg)
“Economic Thinking about Transnational Governance:
Blind Spots and Historical Perspectives”
Comment: Asahi Noguchi (Senshu Univ.)

Masao Ishikura (Hitotsubashi Univ.)
“Marx and Keynes on Money: from the Perspective of
the Value Form and the Money-of-account”
Comment: Yasutoshi Noshita (Kokushikan Univ.)


     March 20th (Wednesday)

Session II . Keynes and International System
Chair: Michael Trautwein (Univ. of Oldenburg)

09:30 -12:30
Toshiaki Hirai (Hitotsubashi Univ.)
“Keynes and the Transmutation Process of the Plan for
Commodity Control Scheme”
Comment: Luca Fantacci (Bocconi Univ.)

Luca Fantacci (Bocconi Univ.)
“Keynes’s Commodity and Currency Plans for the Post-War
World”
Comment: Yoshio Watanabe (Meiji Univ.)

Louis-Philippe Rochon (Laurentian Univ.)
“Currency Speculation, Capital Controls and the Keynes Plan”
Comment: Jiro Obata（Rissho Univ.）

12:30-13：45 Lunch

Session III. Keynesian Theories and Thinking
Chair: Luca Fantacci (Bocconi Univ.)

13:45-15:45
Toichiro Asada (Chuo Univ.)
“Monetary Stabilization Policy by Means of the Taylor Rule in a
Dynamic Keynesian Model with Capital accumulation”
Comment: Nobuhiro Ito (Takasaki City Univ. of Economics)

Atsushi Naito (Ohtsuki City College)
“Return of the Rentier: Keynes’s View on ‘the Euthanasia
of the Rentier’ Revisited”
Comment: Louis-Philippe Rochon (Laurentian Univ.)

15:45-16:00 Coffee

16:00-17:00
Ryuzo Kuroki (Rikkyo Univ.)
“Minsky Moment”
Comment: Hirohiko Okumura (Gakushuin Univ.)

The Whole Program for the International Workshop (Keynes Conference as Part II)

 

International Workshop

March 18-20, 2013
Sano-shoin, Hitotsubashi University


Part I 　"Welfare Economics and the Welfare State,
Historical Re-Examination "

March 18th (Monday)

10:00 Registration
10:20 Opening

10:30
Chair: Fabio Masini (Univ. of Rome Tre)

Ryo Hongo (Kansei Gakuin Univ.)
“On the Origins of Pigou's Welfare Economics”
Nahid Aslanbeigui (Monmouth Univ.)
“The Genesis of Pigouvian Curves”
Comment: Satoshi Yamazaki (Kochi Univ.)

12:30－13:40 Lunch

13:45－15:45
Chair: Richard Arena (Univ. of Nice Sophia Antipolis)
　　
Keynote speech
Kotaro Suzumura (Waseda Univ.)
“Transcendental Institutionalism, Comparative Assessment, and 　　
　　　　informational Bases of Welfare Economics”
　　　Comment: Steve Medema (Univ. of Colorado Denver)

Roger Backhouse (Birmingham Univ.)
　　“Scientific Welfare Analysis: The Origins of Bergson-Samuelson 　　 　　　 Welfare Economics, 1936-1947”
　　 Comment: Nahid Aslanbeigui (Monmouth Univ.)

15:45－16:00 Coffee

16:05－18:05
Chair: Marco Dardi ( Univ. of Florence)
Steven Medema ( Univ. of Colorado Denver)
“Rethinking Market Failure: "The Problem of Social Cost"
before the 'Coase Theorem.'”
Comment: Kenji Fujii ( Aoyama Gakuin Univ.)

Reiko Goto ( Ritsumeikan Univ.)
“The Equality of Differences--Reinterpretation of "the Veil of
Ignorance"and its Implication on the Welfare State”
Comment: Tsutomu Hashimoto (Hokkaido Univ.)

18:30-20:00 Reception dinner at Sano-Shoin


March 19th (Tuesday)

09:30－11:30
Katia Caldari (Univ. of Padova) and Tamotsu Nishizawa (Hitotsubashi
Univ.)
“Welfare and Welfare Economics: the early contribution
of Alfred Marshall”
Comment: Lise Arena (Univ. of Nice Sophia Antipolis)

Marco Dardi (Univ. of Florence)
“'Ante-Litteram Anti-Welfarism: The Case of Pareto and Marshall”
Comment: Satoko Nakano (Meiji Gakuin Univ.)

11:30－12:40 Lunch

12:45－14:45
Chair: Marco Dardi (Univ. of Florence)
Yuichi Shionoya (Hitotsubashi Univ.)
“Ruskin’s Romantic Triangle: Neither Wealth nor Beauty but Life”
Comment: Roger Backhouse (Univ. of Birmingham)

Richard Arena (Univ. of Nice Sophia Antipolis)

Comment:

14:45-15:00 Coffee



Part II　9th International Keynes Conference:
“Exploring Keynes from Various Fronts”

15:00 “On KSJ Activities for Our Foreign Colleagues”
Toshiaki Hirai ( President, KSJ)

Session I. Governance, Money and Uncertainty
Chair: Louis-Philippe Rochon ( Laurentian Univ. )

15:15-18:15
Roderick O’Donnell (Univ. of Technology Sydney)
“Two Different Approaches to Uncertainty: The Human
Characteristics / Abilities Approach of Keynes, and the
Ergodic / Nonergodic Approach”
Comment: Arata Fujiwara (Rikkyo Univ.)

Michael Trautwein (Univ. of Oldenburg)
“Economic Thinking about Transnational Governance:
Blind Spots and Historical Perspectives”
Comment: Asahi Noguchi (Senshu Univ.)

Masao Ishikura (Hitotsubashi Univ.)
“Marx and Keynes on Money: from the Perspective of
the Value Form and the Money-of-account”
Comment: Yasutoshi Noshita (Kokushikan Univ.)


March 20th (Wednesday)

Session II . Keynes and International System
Chair: Michael Trautwein (Univ. of Oldenburg)

09:30 -12:30
Toshiaki Hirai (Hitotsubashi Univ.)
“Keynes and the Transmutation Process of the Plan for
Commodity Control Scheme”
Comment: Luca Fantacci (Bocconi Univ.)

Luca Fantacci (Bocconi Univ.)
“Keynes’s Commodity and Currency Plans for the Post-War
World”
Comment: Yoshio Watanabe (Meiji Univ.)

Louis-Philippe Rochon (Laurentian Univ.)
“Currency Speculation, Capital Controls and the Keynes Plan”
Comment: Jiro Obata（Rissho Univ.）

12:30-13：45 Lunch

Session III. Keynesian Theories and Thinking
Chair: Luca Fantacci (Bocconi Univ.)

13:45-15:45
Toichiro Asada (Chuo Univ.)
“Monetary Stabilization Policy by Means of the Taylor Rule in a
Dynamic Keynesian Model with Capital accumulation”
Comment: Nobuhiro Ito (Takasaki City Univ. of Economics)

Atsushi Naito (Ohtsuki City College)
“Return of the Rentier: Keynes’s View on ‘the Euthanasia
of the Rentier’ Revisited”
Comment: Louis-Philippe Rochon (Laurentian Univ.)

15:45-16:00 Coffee

16:00-17:00
Ryuzo Kuroki (Rikkyo Univ.)
“Minsky Moment”
Comment: Hirohiko Okumura (Gakushuin Univ.)

9th International Keynes Conference- Exploring Keynes from Various Fronts

                            

9th International Keynes Conference- Exploring Keynes from Various Fronts

is to be held on March 19-20 at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo. The program will be soon announced on this page.

Keynes Society Japan's Homepage

 Keynes Society Japan's Homepage

where you can see our international activities, in which English is an official language, as scheduled from here on.

 KSJ's Motto and Basic Principles:

http://keynes-society.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-04-30

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*December 1, 2015

The 5th Annual Conference was very successfully held on Nov. 28 (Fri.) and 29 (Sat.) at Rissho University, Tokyo. 

 

 

September 2015 

. Working Papers have just started. The site concerned is

http://ksj-working-papers.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2015-09-09

 from which the papers are downloadable. So far three papers are available.

 

・January 5

The 9th International Keynes Conference (IKC) is to be held on March 18-20 at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo.

      

2012 Keynes Society Japan Program

 2012 Keynes Society Japan Program  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　                 At Meiji Univerisity First Day  November 23 (Fri.)Reception Desk:  1^st Floor, Liberty Tower, Meiji University　9:30-Morning  10:00-12:00　<Roon 1011>　Session A  Theory of Employment and Effective Demand         　　 　　　                                   Chair: R. Kuroki １Modelling of the Depression　　            　　　　　　　Reporter T. Takeuchi              　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Discussant  R. Kuroki２Employment Crisis and Work Sharing                   Reporter T. Ohno                                                       Discussant N. Itoh                                                      ３The Level of  GDP Can Securely Respond to Effective Demand：A Solution to the Over-Determination Problem in Keynesian MacroeconomicsReporter H. Niwa                                                     Discussant M. Ishikura <Room 1012>　Session  B  Dynamic Development of Keynesian TheoryChair: Y. Sakai １Keynes' Coefficient c  and the Short-term Probability Weighting Function                                                            Reporter H. Murata　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Discussant　T. Shimizu　

２Keynesian Approach to Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model

                                                           

Reporter T. Nagahara

　                                                        Discussant T. Asada 3 Average Productivity and Aggregate Performance       　　　   Reporter D. Asanuma　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Discussant T. Ikeda  Lunch Time　12:00-13:20 Afternoon　13:20-17:20 Invited Distinguished Lecture ＜Room 1011＞　            13:20-14:20                                       　　　　　　　　　　Chair  R. Kuroki  Keynes Economics in Retrospect – Unfinished Revolution　　　　　　　　　                                       Lecturer   M. Fukuoka General Assembly  ＜Room 1011＞　                     14:30-15:00  ＜Room 1011＞　15:20～17:20

Session C　Keynes and the Postwar International Financial System

　　　                                                        Chair  Y. Noshita 

１One Scene for the Setting Up of IMF－ Discussion in the UK and Negotiation between the US and the UK　　　

Reporter M. Ito

                     　　　　　　　 ２Keynes’s Theoretical Development and His Idea of International Currency System 　　　　　　　 Reporter K. Takuwa  

３Keynes, Europe System and the Euro Crisis

                                                                Reporter T. Hirai               　　　　　　　  Discussant　K. YagoDiscussant　K. YagoDiscussant　K. SakuraiDiscussant  H. Takahashi  Second Day　November 24 (Sat.)Reception Desk:  1^st Floor, Liberty Tower, Meiji University　9:30-Morning　10:00-12:00 ＜Room 1011＞　Session D  Keynesian Policy Re-examined  Chair: A. Noguchi

 １Tanzan Ishibash and Keynes

                       　　　　　　　　                     Reporter T. Wakana　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Discussant H. Tanaka ２What Is the Trap into Which the Japanese Economy Fell？ Reporter T. Inoue　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　  Discussant Y. Iida 

３Practitioner Economics - Keynesian Economics vs. Neoclassical Economics

Reporter Y. Kuwagaki

Discussant A. Fujiwara

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ＜Room 1012＞Session F  Keynes and Monetary Factors 　　　　　　                                                  Chair:  T.  Asada 1 Keynes Matrix to Carry Forward the Legacy of Keynes          Reporterr  M. Gani　                                                      Discussant      J. Obata 2 Would Financial Crisis Break Out in the Coming Few Month in China？Reporter       Yi  HuDiscussant   A. Naito  Lunch Time　　12:00-13:20                                                           　　 Afternoon　13:20-15:20 ＜Room 1011＞　13:20-15:20

Session E　Keynes’s Theory of Money and Finance

Chair: Y. Mamiya １Rivival of Keynes's Monetary Economic Thought Reporter Y. Watanabe　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   Discussant Y. Noshita 

２ Minsky Moment

                    　　　　　　　                           Reporter R. Kuroki　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Discussant N. Nabeshima ３The Development of Financial Policy－from Keynes to Hicks                                                              Reporter J. Obata                                                              Discussant T. Hirai　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ＊＊＊ To Reporters, Discussants and Chairpersons Please keep in mind the following for smooth course of Each Session: 20 min. for Reporter, 5 min. for Discussant, 5 min. for Rejoinder, 10 min. for the Floor.   If you would use PP, never fail to copy the file on the PC in the Room concerned 10 min. earlier than the starting time for the session concerned.  Thank you for your cooperation.  Access to the Meiji University The venue stands within ten minutes from the Ochanomizu Station, whichis located within ten minutes by train from the Tokyo Station. 

御茶ノ水駅　＝Ochanomizu Station, 明治大学＝Meiji University

Call for Papers from the Keynes Society Japan (the KSJ)

  

Call for Papers from the Keynes Society Japan (the KSJ) 

The KSJ has decided to hold the second annual meeting on November 23 and 24, 2012, at Meiji University, Tokyo. The venue is located in the midst of Tokyo, say, just 20 minutes from the Tokyo Station (The photo below is the venue itself).

   

   The KSJ would invite you to submit an abstract (300 words) for the meeting. 

The issues concerned include:

 Economic and Financial Crisis, Macroecnomic Policy Issues, Comparative Studies among various Keynesian Schools, Keynes’s economic thought, philosophy and so forth. 

Please send an abstract to the following address: 

　[e-mail]

Deadline: June 30

 The final decision is to be made by the organizing committee.  

For the Society, see the following site in which the motto and principles are stipulated.

http://keynes-society.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-04-30

                     　　

　　　　　　　　　　The Venue for the Meeting

Keynes Society Japan (KSJ) - Motto and Principles

 

Keynes Society Japan (KSJ)― With Keynes Spirits ―

I. Basic Principles

 １  To pursue the truth through discussion, in accordance with “Keynes Spirits”, in order to contribute to understanding, analyzing and developing the contemporary economic society. 

   2   To aim at promoting researches from a wide range of fields such as economic theory, economic policy, social philosophy, history, culture. Therefore, participation of economists, historians, cultural interpreters, philosophers, art critics, journalists is welcome.

 3　To provide a place for interdisciplinary and comprehensive points of view by means of give-and-take from conterminous areas.

 4　To pay attention to the present, the future and the past.

5  To be active on the international dimension.

2. Comments Added 

As to 1: “Keynes Spirits” might be different among individuals, as “freedom” or “justice” might be. Participation in the KSJ of individuals with his/her Keynes Spirits is welcome. 

As to 2:  The KSJ expects to comprehend wide areas of knowledge. It is Keynes himself who explored a very wide areas. 

As to 3: The KSJ should naturally possess academic feature, and yet should not stay only there. It hopes to, as needs arise, hold, for example, a joint conference on the Bloomsbury Group, philosophy, art criticism, politics with experts concerned, and to collaborate with media and journalism. It is Keynes himself who participated actively in these fields. 

 As to 4: The KSJ is sure that it is indispensable for the purpose of understanding the economy and society to pay attention to both the present and the past. The stance to grasp the present while paying attention to the past and to grapple with the future should be observed. It is Keynes himself who took that stance.

As to 5: The KSJ is sure that activities to get knowledge and information through human exchange on a global scale are took for granted. It is Keynes himself who worked on such a scale. In spite of Keynes’ overwhelming influences in economics and social philosophy, there exist, surprisingly enough, no Keynes Society in the world (except for the Keynes Society German). One of the main reasons for it lies in the fact that there has continued to be confrontation between various Keynes or Keynesian Sects over a long period. The basic principles stated above are claimed with the hope of conquering these situations and creating intellectual and physical ground full of wide-ranging Keynes Spirits. 

3. Activities So Far 

・On December 12, 2010, “Keynes Pilot Symposium” was held with 200 plus participants. This was published as Learning from Keynes in the Midst of Crisis in December 2011.

・On December 3, the first annual meeting for the KSJ was held at Sophia University. 

・The second annual meeting is to be held at Meiji University, Tokyo, in November. 

 Executive Members (23)

T. Asada (Chuo), Y. Iida (Komazawa), Y. Inoue (Chuo), K. Itoh (Kyoto), N. Itoh (Takasaki), T. Iwamoto (Kyoto), A. Komine (Ryukoku), R. Kuroki (Rikkyo), J. Obata (Rissho), K. Kurose (Tohoku), T. Nishizawa (Hitotsubashi), A. Noguchi (Senshu), Y. Noshita (Kokushikan), T. Hirai (Sophia. President),Y. Sakai (Shiga), T. Nakaya (Nanzan), N. Nabeshima (Nagoya), H. Fujiwara (Doshisha), Y. Mamiya (Kyoto), K. Yago (Tokyo), H. Yoshikawa (Tokyo), M. Wakatabe (Waseda), Y. Watanabe (Meiji. Organizer for the next meeting)

 Mail Address:  

 [e-mail]  

International Workshop － “Cambridge Approach to Economics: History and Legacy”

   

 

International Workshop

“Cambridge Approach to Economics: History and Legacy” 

Florence, 20-22 March 2012

 Sala Gigli, Palazzo Panciatichi e Capponi-Covoni – Via Cavour, 4  Programme  

20 March 2012, Tuesday

20.00 Welcome dinner: Ristorante “Da Giovanni”, Via del Moro 22   

21 March 2012, Wednesday – Economic Theory and Policy: Marshall’s Legacy

 09.15 Welcome address: Giuliano Fedeli (Vice-President of the Regional Council of Tuscany)  I Session. Chair: Fabio Masini (University of Roma Tre) 09.30 Marco Dardi (University of Florence), Marshall on RicardoDiscussant: Tamotsu Nishizawa (Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo); debate

10.15 Satoshi Yamazaki (University of Tasmania), Need and Distribution in Pigou's Economic Thinking

         Discussant: Richard Arena (University of Nice, Sophia Antipolis); debate11.00 Coffee break

11.30 Keith Tribe (University of Sussex), The Making of Welfare Economics: from Wealth and Welfare to The Economics of Welfare

Discussant: Francesco Cattabrini (University of Roma Tre); debate 12.30 Lunch: “Trattoria Toscana”, P.zza San Lorenzo 8r   II Session. Chair: Tiziano Raffaelli (University of Pisa) 14.00 Carlo Cristiano (University of Pisa), Marketing, production knowledge, and innovation: a Marshallian perspective on post-Coasian theories of the firmDiscussant: Masashi Kondo (Osaka Prefecture University); debate

14.45 Kenji Fujii (Aoyamagakuin University, Tokyo), What it means to be a Marshallian

Discussant: Katia Caldari (University of Padova); debate15.30 Dieter Plehwe (Yale University), Neoliberal Think Tanks and the CrisisDiscussant: Fabio Masini (University of Roma Tre); debate16.15 Coffee break16.45 Fabio Masini (University of Roma Tre), Neoliberalism and Federalism. Converging or Diverging International Orders?Discussant: Keith Tribe (University of Sussex); debate17.30 Roger Backhouse (University of Birmingham), General comments18.00 End of session 20.00 Dinner: Ristorante “Paoli”, Via de’ Tavolini 12r

 

 

 

 

 

22 March 2012, Thursday - The World of Finance after Keynes

III Session. Chair: Roger Backhouse (University of Birmingham)

(1) 09.15 Toshiaki Hirai, Keynes and the Case for EuropeDiscussants: Fabio Ranchetti Fabio Ranchetti (Università di Pisa) and Sergio Nisticò (Università di Cassino); debate

(2) 10.15 Anna Carabelli and Mario Cedrini (University of Eastern Piedmont), Some Foreseeable Disasters of the Global Economy: The High Cost of Neglecting Keynes’s Approach

Discussants: Toshiaki Hirai (Sophia University, Tokyo) and Sergio Nisticò (Università di Cassino); debate 11.15 Coffee break(3) 11.30 Julio Lopez Gallardo (UNAM, Mexico City), Keynes, Kalecki and the Real WorldDiscussants: Fernando Cardim de Carvalho (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) and Anna Simonazzi (University of Rome, La Sapienza); debate  12.30 Lunch: “Trattoria San Lorenzo”, Borgo San Lorenzo 53r

IV Session. Chair: Maria Cristina Marcuzzo (University of Rome, La Sapienza)

(4) 14.00 Fernando Cardim de Carvalho (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Liquidity Preference of Banks and Crisis Discussants: Anna Simonazzi (University of Rome, La Sapienza) and Luca Fantacci (Bocconi University, Milan); debate

(5) 15.00 Luca Fantacci (Bocconi University, Milan), Time for Bancor: Keynes's Currency Plan as a Solution to Global Imbalances

Discussants: Mario Cedrini (University of Eastern Piedmont) and Julio Lopez Gallardo (UNAM, Mexico City); debate16.00 Coffee break

(6)16.15 Atsushi Komine (Ryukoku University, Kyoto), Why did Keynes promote Grace I in 1921? A Cambridge University Officer’s Attitude towards Conferring Degrees on Women

Discussants: Maria Cristina Marcuzzo (University of Rome, La Sapienza) and Anna Carabelli (University of Eastern Piedmont); debate(7) 17.15 Makoto Nishibe (Hokkaido University), The Trend of Economic Thinking of Market and Money and its Error: What is the Hayek’s Position on the Issues?Discussants: Anna Carabelli (University of Eastern Piedmont) and Fabio Ranchetti (Università di Pisa); debate18.15 End of Workshop  

 

Keynes Society Japan (KSJ)

 

Keynes Society Japan (KSJ)

― With Keynes Spirits ―

I. Basic Principles

 １  To pursue the truth through discussion, in accordance with “Keynes Spirits”, in order to contribute to understanding, analyzing and developing the contemporary economic society. 

2   To aim at promoting researches from a wide range of fields such as economic theory, economic policy, social philosophy, history, culture. Therefore, participation of economists, historians, cultural interpreters, philosophers, art critics, journalists is welcome. 

3　To provide a place for interdisciplinary and comprehensive points of view by means of give-and-take from conterminous areas. 

4　To pay attention to the present, the future and the past. 

5  To be active on the international dimension.

II. Comments Added

 As to 1: “Keynes Spirits” might be different among individuals, as “freedom” or “justice” might be. Participation in the KSJ of individuals with his/her Keynes Spirits is welcome. 

As to 2:  The KSJ expects to comprehend wide areas of knowledge. It is Keynes himself who explored a very wide areas. 

As to 3: The KSJ should naturally possess academic feature, and yet should not stay only there. It hopes to, as needs arise, hold, for example, a joint conference on the Bloomsbury Group, philosophy, art criticism, politics with experts concerned, and to collaborate with media and journalism. It is Keynes himself who participated actively in these fields. 

 As to 4: The KSJ is sure that it is indispensable for the purpose of understanding the economy and society to pay attention to both the present and the past. The stance to grasp the present while paying attention to the past and to grapple with the future should be observed. It is Keynes himself who took that stance.

As to 5: The KSJ is sure that activities to get knowledge and information through human exchange on a global scale are took for granted. It is Keynes himself who worked on such a scale.

 In spite of Keynes’ overwhelming influences in economics and social philosophy, there exist, surprisingly enough, no Keynes Society in the world (except for the Keynes Society German). One of the main reasons for it lies in the fact that there has continued to be confrontation between various Keynes or Keynesian Sects over a long period. The basic principles stated above are claimed with the hope of conquering these situations and creating intellectual and physical ground full of wide-ranging Keynes Spirits. 

III. Activities So Far

 ・On December 12, 2010, “Keynes Pilot Symposium” was held with 200 plus participants. This was published as Learning from Keynes in the Midst of Crisis in December 2011 (see below).           

 ・On December 3, the first annual meeting for the KSJ was held at Sophia University.

The distinguished scholar is Prof. Takashi Negishi, who explained his career in relation to Keynes and WGE.

(Prof. Takashi Negishi as Distinguished Guest Speaker)

・The Second Annual Meeting is to be held at Meiji University, Tokyo,  on November 23 (Fri.) and 24 (Sat.), 2012. The KSJ is to adopt CFP system and welcome English papers. The details are to be

announced in due course.

 Executive Members (23)

T. Asada (Chuo Univ.), Y. Iida (Komazawa Univ.), Y. Inoue (Chuo Univ.), K. Itoh (Kyoto Univ.), N. Itoh (Takasaki Univ.), T. Iwamoto (Kyoto Univ.), A. Komine (Ryukoku Univ.), R. Kuroki (Rikkyo Univ.), J. Obata (Rissho Univ.), K. Kurose (Tohoku Univ.), T. Nishizawa (Hitotsubashi Univ.), A. Noguchi (Senshu Univ.), Y. Noshita (Kokushikan Univ.), T. Hirai (Sophia Univ. President),Y. Sakai (Shiga Univ.), T. Nakaya (Nanzan Univ.), N. Nabeshima (Nagoya Univ.), H. Fujiwara (Doshisha Univ.), Y. Mamiya (Kyoto Univ.), K. Yago (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.), H. Yoshikawa (Tokyo Univ.), M. Wakatabe (Waseda Univ.), Y. Watanabe (Meiji Univ. Organizer for the next meeting) 

Mail Address:  [e-mail]  

Several major economic journals as well as major newspapers have taken up the book.

Foundation of the Keynes Society Japan (KSJ)

 

We are very happy to announce that Keynes Society Japan (KSJ) was finally founded in December 2011 after two years' preparation procedure. In our understanding this is the second

Keynes society followed by the German Keynes Society.

The slogun for KSJ is "the Keynes Spirits", which means that all the persons, who have the Keynes Sprits are welcome to enter this society. We do not define the Keynes Spirits, the definition is completely left to each person.

  KSJ covers very wide areas, mirroing Keynes's wide activities during his life --- economist, poilicy adviser, philosopher, social philosopher, international planner and so forth.

(to be continued)