[PEN-L:8954] Re: Roemer's folly

If Roemer thinks that Rawl's theory of justice is just a primary goods theory of justice he is just wrong. While part of justice involves a background of institutions that ensure everyone has a certain minimum of primary goods this is only part of his view. His emphasis is on everyone having

[PEN-L:8953] albania and the stock market

If our Ponzi scheme fails, will the Wall Street mob demand to get reimbursed? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 916-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:8948] Final words from sheep boy.

Valis wrote I don't know who you are, Cochrane, but after reading the foul crap above it's hard to care. For a simple rustic you nevertheless show some promise as a replacement for Rush Limbaugh or airwave sleazebags of a finer point. New York City is a vast place of great world-historical

[PEN-L:8947] Re: Cuba

My apologies: I was referring to the discussion between Paul Phillips and BILL Burgess. Steven Zahniser [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:8946] Re: Cuba

I wholeheartedly concur with Paul Phillips' response to Paul Burgess. The amazing thing about U.S. policy towards Cuba is precisely that it is so idiotic and illogical. It makes absolutely no sense from the capitalist viewpoint of U.S. firms that would like to operate (openly) in Cuba and from

[PEN-L:8945] Re: Marilyn Waring

I hope that the members refrain from roasting. I thought that Waring's tape -- I have only heard the audio -- was pretty good, although I have no way of knowing how much of its value is due to Terry Nash's editing. It did give a different feel than Cochrane gave. We should appreciate getting

[PEN-L:8944] Re: Marilyn Waring

[...] Tom Walker wrote Perhaps Bill Cochrane was just being sarcastic. I was not. I meant every word of what I wrote, literally. We antipodeans are a simple rural folk devoid of the guile required for irony or sarcasm. I leave such sophistications to inhabitants

[PEN-L:8943] Re: Marilyn Waring

It's ironic that Bill Cochrane should answer my charge of sarcasm with an antipodean satire. Never again will I make the mistake of taking anything 'New Yawk' Doug Henwood says at face value, dwelling as he does at the epicenter of dissimulation (according to the verita-geography of sheep-pasture

[PEN-L:8942] Re: Marilyn Waring

At 2:22 AM -0800 3/16/97, Bill Cochrane wrote: I was not. I meant every word of what I wrote, literally. We antipodeans are a simple rural folk devoid of the guile required for irony or sarcasm. I leave such sophistications to inhabitants of the metropolitan areas of North America.(Reliable

[PEN-L:8941] Jane Kelsey

Doug wrote How high is Jane Kelsey's profile in NZ? Her book, The New Zealand Experiment, is certainly at oods with the market-is-god form of PC. Depends on who you are. Amongst interested academics and some politicians she is reasonably well known and on the left well thought of.As to the

[PEN-L:8940] Marilyn Waring

Tom Walker wrote Perhaps Bill Cochrane was just being sarcastic. I was not. I meant every word of what I wrote, literally. We antipodeans are a simple rural folk devoid of the guile required for irony or sarcasm. I leave such sophistications to inhabitants of the metropolitan areas of North