I would like to see how or for that matter which country/economy expanded without generating absolute surplus value. While I would not like to live in China, I think the Chinese economic transformation is remarkable. Long hours is necessary for surplus generation. There is no short cut to it. It's a matter of throughput. The only question is who puts in the long hours and who reaps the benefits?
Anthony On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 12:38 AM, Michael Perelman < [email protected]> wrote: > Charlie wrote about the importance of the working day in China. The young > woman at the information booth at the airport was reading a book. We asked > what it was. She said it was about health. Later, she explained that she > was worried that she was destroying her health by working 12 hours a day > six days a week. At the hotel, the young women spoke about the long hours. > Students working part time told us the same story. > > In some ways, the country is making great strides; in others, they are > eating their own people. I am still trying to get a handle on it. > > Charlie is also correct. From what I gather, China has some wonderful laws > -- honored more in the breach. > > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA 95929 > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu > michaelperelman.wordpress.com > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Anthony P. D'Costa Professor of Indian Studies and Research Director Asia Research Centre Copenhagen Business School Porcelænshaven 22, 3 DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark Ph: +45 3815 2572 Fax: +45 3815 2500 http://uk.cbs.dk/arc www.cbs.dk/india http://www.thisismodernindia.com/this_is_modern_india_about_us.html xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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