Re: GE Appearances -- NOT

I don't have any particular interest in the question of GE Appearances; however, there are several problems in the following discussion with respect to the concept of the value of labour-power. In Message Tue, 19 Apr 1994 08:01:15 -0700, Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, 19 Apr

Re: principal/agent social conscience

Gil Skillman has roused me from my self-imposed silence by asking where my libertarian socialism fits on the spectrum of differing views of socialism. Quite simply (as I argued in my paper at URPE at ASSA in New Orleans which Gil heard), in the same basic camp as Pat Devine, (and his son Jim)

RE: Renaming URPE absolutely?

Just for the record: In Message Sat, 17 Sep 1994 20:49:14 -0700, Fikret Ceyhun [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hundreds of people contributed to the reputation of URPE name and they have created a credible trade mark for URPE to be recognized and respected. In one stroke you want to eliminate all of

Re: The Hayek critique

pring 1994) and my "The Socialist Fetter: A Cautionary Tale" in the 1991 Socialist Register. Michael A. Lebowitz Economics Department, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Office: (604) 291-4669 Home: (604) 255-0382 ---

[PEN-L:4180] RE: Cuba

in oil prices. Ie., some successes notwithstanding, ending the Embargo is likely crucial to save the Cuban Revolution and all it represents. in solidarity, mike Michael A. Lebowitz Economics Department, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Office

[PEN-L:4280] that noted economist

many to realize the fallacy in Marxist logic?" And on the opposite page there is a picture of Marx with the no symbol, i.e. like a no smoking sign. Could it be that Bohm-Bawerk lives? -------- Michael A. Lebowitz Economics Department, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Cana

[PEN-L:5528] forwarded mail from gunder frank

-- From: "A. Gunder Frank" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue, 13 Jun 1995 16:00:57 -0400 (EDT) To: Harriet Friedmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Martha Gimenez [EMAIL PROTECTED], Michael Lebowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: post to pen-l,psn, etc? Forw

[PEN-L:5829] Fw: cuban women communicators networking at beijing

, and we will send you a certificate of solidarity with MAGIN. On behalf of MAGIN's Managing Committee. --- Michael A. Lebowitz Economics Department, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Office: (604) 291-4669; Office fax: (604) 291-5944 Home: (604) 255-0382

[PEN-L:5835] RE: extended reproduction question

in the Grundrisse (Vintage, pp.770ff) cheers, mike lebowitz --- Michael A. Lebowitz Economics Department, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Office: (604) 291-4669; Office fax: (604) 291-5944 Home: (604) 255-0382; fax/modem (with notice):(604

[PEN-L:804] the kulak question

e afraid to put a tin roof on their homes for fear of being called kulaks.) Preobrazhensky, in advancing the Left Opposition economic strategy, was of the view that the peasants could pay, but do you know of any evidence to support that critical judgement? Thanks, mike --

[PEN-L:869] Re: the kulak question

In message Thu, 12 Oct 1995 14:37:46 -0700, Louis N Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thu, 12 Oct 1995, Michael A. Lebowitz wrote: I don't have any problem with your description of "planning" or, more accurately, commandism under Stalin. However, I do recall that in

[PEN-L:971] Re: Marx on socialism

y own thinking along the above lines can be found in "The Socialist Fetter: A Cautionary Tale," in the SOCIALIST REGISTER, 1991 (edited by Miliband and Panitch). in solidarity, mike --- Michael A. Lebowitz Economics Department, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C

[PEN-L:1073] Fw: Andre Gunder Frank Festschrift Forthcoming (fwd)

-- From: "A. Gunder Frank" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri, 20 Oct 1995 11:36:07 -0400 (EDT) To: Michael Lebowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Metta Spencer [EMAIL PROTECTED], "P.J. Taylor" [EMAIL PROTECTED], Lucio Teles [EMAIL PROTECTED], terry bu

[PEN-L:1145] so many questions...

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[PEN-L:1151] Fw: Re: Publications (fwd)

-- From: "A. Gunder Frank" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri, 27 Oct 1995 18:33:42 -0400 (EDT) To: Michael Lebowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Publications (fwd) Mike: Ppst to PEN-L in response to a query there? gunder -- Forwarded message -- Dat

Re: [pr-x] Neoliberal think tanks and the harm they do

on the Corporate Seizure of America's Agenda. Richard Behan holds a Ph.D. in Wildland Resource Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and for 12 years taught natural resource policy at the University of Montana. - Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus

Report on Venezuelan Labour (8 August 2003)

Dear Friends, I hope you find the following note of interest and will forward it to relevant lists and individuals. in solidarity, michael Report on Venezuelan Labour: the Process Continues Michael A. Lebowitz 8 August 2003 Nationalise the Banks! Take over

Report on Venezuelan Labour (8 August 2003)

Dear Friends, I hope you find the following note of interest and will forward it to relevant lists and individuals. in solidarity, michael Report on Venezuelan Labour: the Process Continues Michael A. Lebowitz 8 August 2003 Nationalise the Banks! Take over

fyi: reports of Venezuelan opposition plans involving armed commandoes

their asses so they do not feel secure anyplace. - Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Office: Phone (604) 291-4669 Fax (604) 291-5944 Home: Phone (604) 689-9510

Gregory Wilpert on US News @World Report article

copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. 2003 VenezuelAnalysis.com Ongoing News, Views and Analysis from Venezuela - Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department

terrorist reordering of sentences

- Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Office Fax: (604) 291-5944 Home: Phone (604) 689-9510

Further information on new coup planning in Venezuela

for Carol Ortega’s arrest, with the support of a Supreme Court justice, who had been having discussions with Manuel Cova about this. - Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Office Fax: (604) 291-5944

Response to Amnesty Int. ban of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

for the (re)building of the Left. - Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Office Fax: (604) 291-5944 Home: Phone (604) 689-9510

Re: The Revolution Will Not be Shown by AI

get to the petition. I did send a msg to the AI guy in BC, however. Please re-send with a more direct link to the petition, if you can. I'd like to pass it on the the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice, who will almost surely endorse it. Ted Cloak Albuquerque - Michael

Why Chavez is really dangerous

, he said. Fortunately, the press and mass media have not yet been taken over, but it is something that you could envisage in the near future, unless something happens, he added. - Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C

Marx Conference in Havana, May 2004

; Prof. Lau Kin Chi, Hong Kong; Prof. Néstor Kohan, Argentina; Professor Emeritus Michael Lebowitz, Canada; Professor Emeritus István Meszárós, UK; Nchamach Miller, Colombia. - Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada

Venezuela confronts the FTAA

Venezuela confronts the FTAA Michael A. Lebowitz (4 October 2003) Our principle, announced Ramón Rosales (Venezuela’s Minister of Production and Commerce) is “as much market as possible, and as much state as necessary.” What that statement, released at the September 2003 WTO meeting in Cancun

note on the venezuelan media

for the last week has had dusk-to-dawn 'news' and discussion programmes which are focused on one question only--- the 'firmazo', the sign-up campaign to recall Chavez. No regulations on these. in solidarity, michael - Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus

By their words ye shall know them--the venezuelan opposition

was-. Nonetheless the levels of cynicism of the empowered rabble are revolting. All power to the Rabble! - Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Office Fax: (604) 291-5944 Home: Phone (604) 689-9510

Venezuela report on workers-- 26 November 2003

- Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Office Fax: (604) 291-5944 Home: Phone (604) 689-9510

Re: college students again and a question

, i.e. radicals infiltrated to all kind of programs throughout, including economics departments: Marglin of Harvard, Harris of Stanford, Foley of Barnard/Columbia, etc. Am I making sense as an outsider--as another Turk? Ahmet Tonak - Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus

venezuelan banker tours

(Spanish-language inquiries) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Office Fax: (604) 291-5944 Home: Phone (604) 689-9510

Marx Conference in Havana

, the sooner that papers are received, the sooner they can be made available to participants. Hoping that we'll see you in Havana for May Day and the Marx Conference. in solidarity, michael - Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University

China's new Marxist left

://www.wyzxwyzx.com/ (but it's all in Chinese) Cheers, Jonathan Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Anauco Suites, Room 601 Caracas, Venezuela (58-212) 573-4111 fax: (58-212) 573-7724

China's new Marxist left?

that the paper was translated and published in September in the first issue of a new journal, the journal of the Shanghai School of Economics. Somebody must want to discuss these questions. in solidarity, michael Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby

Marx Conference in Havana just completed

is that the organisers were very happy, too. The next conference is planned for May 2006--- two years from now, and the hope is to use the website (www.nodo50.org/cubasigloXXI/ ) for discussions in the meantime. in solidarity, michael Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department

Cuban response to new Bush offensive

in front of the US interests building in Havana, protesting the Bush moves. Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco Suites Departamento 601 Parque Central, Zona

Cuba: Prewar preparations

this is the way things are at least over here. Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco Suites Departamento 601 Parque Central, Zona Postal 1010, Oficina 1

Chavez and arming the people

of counter-revolution. Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco Suites Departamento 601 Parque Central, Zona Postal 1010, Oficina 1 Caracas, Venezuela (58-212

Fwd: Who is Ahmed Chalabi

) at www.globalresearch.ca. The author's copyright note must be displayed. For media inquiries: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the subject line. © Copyright M CHOSSUDOVSKY 2004. Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon

Operation Eternal Racism

removed hateful propaganda from the schools in Iraq. Perhaps it is now time he turned his attention to military schools in the US. Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached

Washington Post on Chavez

Action Alert: The Washington Post Should Support Democracy in Venezuela Instead of Spreading Misinformation Wednesday, May 26, 2004 By: Venezuela Information Office CONTACT THE WASHINGTON POST TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA Today, 26 May 2004, the Washington Post ran an Op-Ed by Venezuelan

Re: the socialist scholars conference

they've been keeping. cheers, michael Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco Suites Departamento 601 (58-212) 573-4111 fax: (58-212) 573-7724

Re: the new number one reason to vote Nader

Gitlin' is sure to mobilise old SDS'ers. cheers, michael Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco Suites Departamento 601 (58-212) 573-4111 fax: (58-212) 573

new megafraud controversy raging in Venezuela: imperialism or Chavez

admits he wasn't too happy with Ana Karina's performance ... she was a bit nervous, a bit passive before the preliminary jury. Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached

Venezuela: prospects for recall (5 June 04)

--- in the face of everything that the opposition, the Bush government and capital will throw at the government, then a successful recall is possible. In short, to coin a phrase, pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will. in solidarity, michael Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics

Silence shrouds the moral abyss spawned by the war against Iraq

of such values. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco Suites Departamento 601 Parque Central, Zona Postal 1010, Oficina 1 Caracas, Venezuela (58-212

international income comparisons, etc

of Stabilisation, Paul Mosley Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco Suites Departamento 601 Parque Central, Zona Postal 1010, Oficina 1 Caracas, Venezuela (58

back to PPP comparisons

I have just received some comments from a former colleague on the questions posed about the use of PPP. They include his comments in a letter plus an attachment which I have copied into the text below. in solidarity, michael - He writes: I beg to disagree with the idea

re PPP comparisons

this is an unimportant quibble, as it represents trends sometimes called combined and uneven development. Sam Pawlett Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco

in defence of Tariq Ali

the rulers are disrupted a bit. in solidarity, michael Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco Suites Departamento 601 Parque Central, Zona Postal 1010

on Venezuelan polls, etc

Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco Suites Departamento 601 Parque Central, Zona Postal 1010, Oficina 1 Caracas, Venezuela (58-212) 573-4111 fax: (58-212) 573

on country comparisons

basket in Kenya? Or do we say, all of this is going to be artificial--- let's just take the real wage in Kenya and the verifiable currency exchange rate? Is this basically the same question that you were exploring or have I gone off in a completely different direction? in solidarity, michael Michael

Re: economics, law and the old soviet economy

years in which to catch up or we will be defeated again.In support of Chris' point, I don't recall this statement as having anything to do with building socialism as such. michael Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6

stalin quote

, it may have been 'Speech to Business Executives' from 1931. michael Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco Suites Departamento 601 Parque Central, Zona

naming that system

(the perestroichiki's term), or totalitarianism, or lots of things, but the fact is we don't really have a good name for it. How about the 'vanguard mode of production'? Cf. Lebowitz, 'Kornai and the Vanguard Mode of Production' in Cambridge Journal of Economics (May 2000). 8^) michael Michael