Happy New Year Larry, Good to read your voice. You raise an interesting point about visual forms. I know experts who believe that prose words are incapable of making us truly understand what is happening in complicated situations. They feel that a good flow chart is worth a thousand words. Well, its good to hear from you again.
Ray Evans Harrell, artistic director The Magic Circle Opera Repertory Ensemble, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Lawrence de Bivort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Harry Pollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 3:04 PM Subject: RE: Argentina down and out > Leaving Argentina aside for a moment, all living systems do have a set of > functions in common, and it can be very useful to compare the operation of > one system to that of another. JG Miller, in LIVING SYSTEMS, argues > persuasively that cells, organs, organisms, organizations and societies all > have these functions in common. For example, they have boundary, > nutritional, energy, informational systems in common. S Beer also developed > models based on the commonality of functions among living systems. In my own > work, I have examined the fractal nestings of living systems within larger > ones and the interactions among them. These approaches have proved highly > useful in the analysis of individuals, families, organizations, societies > and nations. > > Living systems analysis may well be a tool that Argentineans could use to > diagnose their situation and determine the necessary courses of action to > recovery. > > Lawry de Bivort > > > > Harry Pollard said: > > Countries are not like people who may need to rest. The are bunches of > people who unfortunately rely on politicians and their obedient economists > to run the economy. > > Never could there be a finer prescription for disaster. I said that not > only do economists not know why economies are staggering into recession - > they don't even know why there was a boom. > > There isn't much point Arthur to anthropomorphizing countries > >
