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On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:47:38PM +0200, Anthony D'Costa wrote: > The Japanese have a term, which they have used for industrial policy, kato > kyoso (excessive competition), which they want to avoid during downturns. > Hence they allow recession cartels to be formed to hold prices up instead of > encouraging cut-throat competition and lower prices. This I believe is what > Michael is saying. > > Anthony > > > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:42 PM, Michael Perelman < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Charles is close to what I said: economists say competition is good and > > depressions bad, but depressions are a form of the intensification of > > competition. > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 03:58:00PM -0400, Shane Mage wrote: > > > > > > On Aug 12, 2010, at 3:46 PM, c b wrote: > > > > > > > >CB: Michael Perelman: > > > > > > > >"Most economists would say competition is good and depression is bad. > > > >But depression is intense competition." > > > > > > Isn't it that what most economists say is more like "government and > > > monopolistic restraints on competition are bad" with many adding > > > "but depression is worse?" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Shane Mage > > > > > > "All things are an equal exchange for fire and fire for all things, > > > as goods are for gold and gold for goods." > > > > > > Herakleitos of Ephesos, fr, 90 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pen-l mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > > > > > -- > > 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 > Dalgas Have 15 > 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 > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l -- 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
