James M. Blaut wrote: > For Brenner, the arrival of capitalism quite magically > produces technological inventiveness. Effectively, then, he imputes unique > inventiveness to Europeans the moment they are toiuched by the magic wand > of (what he thinks of as) capitalism. I call this Neo-Weberian. It has none > of the racist undertones of Weber, of course. _____________ Why should this be characterized as "magical"? Isn't capitalist relations imply that the method of control of labor process must change? Moreover, isn't capitalist relation imply competitiveness amongst capitalists that creates the dynamics of technical change? What does the rhetoric of "magic" supposed to do here? Cheers, ajit sinha > > > No, I've never met him. I assume that he's a nice guy and I know that he is > solidly progressive on contemporary issues, at least issues within the > developed capitalist world. And he does good political work. This is a > complicated world we live in... > > Cheers > > Jim Blaut > P.S. I gather that you're a colleague of Susan Place and Chrys Rodrigue, > geographers, at Chico. They think a lot like me.
