Jim Devine wrote, >When the crisis actually comes -- which becomes more >likely as imbalances worsen -- the accumulated debt encourages bankruptcies >and waves of bankruptcies and represents a barrier to continued >accumulation. (A barrier, I might add, that is eventually purged by the >recession and stagnation periods.) Jim: can/do you elaborate on this in terms of the non-synchronous development of the forces of production and the relations of production? Regards, Tom Walker ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #408 1035 Pacific St. Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4G7 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (604) 669-3286 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The TimeWork Web: http://www.vcn.bc.ca/timework/