At 08:26 PM 13/05/99 -0400, you wrote: >regarding a "better globalization", Jim D writes: > >>One thing we need is more cooperation between labor unions in the "North" >>and those in the "newly industrialized countries," to figure out how to >>achieve this goal. > >That kinds leaves out Bolivia, what with almost no industrailization and >all. Which makes me woneder: if we define the problem of factor price >convergences, wages and all, what of the countries -- like Bolivia, >perhaps -- left out of the loop? Or regions of countries? What protion of >the globe and peoples therein are, uh, irrelevant to this vigorous >globalized capitalism? Here I am responding to myself ... a bit selfinvolved. I forgot to mention the recent acquisition of Aceites SAO by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM); the gas line to Brazil; some wood and gold; and "la blanca" as it's called -- cocaine. It's the rest that's irrelevant -- about 80% of folks. Tom Tom Kruse Casilla 5812 / Cochabamba, Bolivia Tel/Fax: (591-4) 248242, 500849 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
