Someone sent a post recently wondering if self-dubbed progressive economists
had anything of worth to contribute to a concrete discussion about the
current conjuncture of U.S. capitalism.
I'm not an economist, but in the spirit of the question posed, and from
my vantage point as a resident of
The spirit of Jean-Baptiste Say must be haunting the corridors of the CEA.
Did anyone else notice this gem from the new Economic Report of the
President (Feb 94)?
quote
Box 3.4 - Why productivity growth does not cause unemployment.
Productivity growth need not cause an increase in unemployment
I would like to again raise a topic that continues to underlie the discussion
on GE Theory. Sensibly rising to some bait, Gil contended in response to
one of my postings that the Roemer type models actually produce rather than
merely "simulate" radical results. I think this is worth pursuing.
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DATE: March 8, 1994
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Assemblyman Tom Bates (D-Oakland)
RE: Legislation to bring California on-line
I am writing to ask for your support of Assembly Bill 2451, which
I have introduced in the California Assembly. It requires that
My grad seminar in worker participation was covering Levine and Tyson's
paper in Blinder's "Paying for Productivity," and we realized that
their key example of a successful workplace with participation is
the GM-Toyota Nummi plant. There's a little sleight of hand, however;
when they get to the
I'm beginning to get the feeling that California's soon-to-be-massive
prison-building project is a bizarre substitute for the WPA and other
public-works projects: think of all the prison guard jobs there will
be, not to mention jobs as cooks, skip-tracers, wardens etc.
The construction of prisons
Recently someone posted a msg asking for an increase in real world relevance
on PEN-L. This is always a valid request, but a little off the mark. It is
true that for the past couple of weeks, much of the discussion has focused
on how to analyze Nike and GE vs. Sraffa. The latter addresses a
In the spirit of Jim Devine's posting on California being knee-deep in the
big doo-doo and looking to a prison lead construction boom I offer the
following, based on the principle that if you cannot stop them you can always
subvert them.
Don't look at prisons and prisoners as occuring at the
Doug, thanks for praising my "war on crime" piece. I know you got it,
but the way you praise my item might give someone the impression that
my think-piece was totally serious. A lot of it is a big joke, even
though some of it is very serious. If I could write well, I'd see
in the league with
A little over a year ago, I posted a msg on some research I was doing on
private sector pension funds. Several PENers responded with requests for
the paper. The research got side tracked, the paper delayed and I lost the
list. If you were on the list, please contact me again.
The crass
An update: Negotiations with Austria, Sweden and Finland were brought
to a "successful conclusion" on March 1, 1994. The Norwegian talks are
set to resume on March 8. The agreed upon date for accession will be
January 1, 1995 supposing that referenda and parliamentary approval is
The spirit of Jean-Baptiste Say must be haunting the corridors of the CEA.
Did anyone else notice this gem from the new Economic Report of the
President (Feb 94)?
quote
Box 3.4 - Why productivity growth does not cause unemployment.
Productivity growth need not cause an increase in unemployment
I am trying to establish an informal discussion group on the net on
the topic described below. Please contact me if you are interested in
such a group, or maybe only in the references given.
I am very interested in the theories of what could be called the
"neo-Gesellian" school, arguing that the
I would like to again raise a topic that continues to underlie the discussion
on GE Theory. Sensibly rising to some bait, Gil contended in response to
one of my postings that the Roemer type models actually produce rather than
merely "simulate" radical results. I think this is worth pursuing.
My grad seminar in worker participation was covering Levine and Tyson's
paper in Blinder's "Paying for Productivity," and we realized that
their key example of a successful workplace with participation is
the GM-Toyota Nummi plant. There's a little sleight of hand, however;
when they get to the
Recently someone posted a msg asking for an increase in real world relevance
on PEN-L. This is always a valid request, but a little off the mark. It is
true that for the past couple of weeks, much of the discussion has focused
on how to analyze Nike and GE vs. Sraffa. The latter addresses a
In the spirit of Jim Devine's posting on California being knee-deep in the
big doo-doo and looking to a prison lead construction boom I offer the
following, based on the principle that if you cannot stop them you can always
subvert them.
Don't look at prisons and prisoners as occuring at the
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DEBT CRISIS STILL HITTING POOREST COUNTRIES
The latest figures from the World Bank on the Third World debt
situation show that the poorest countries
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JAPAN IN CRISIS: PART ONE
THE MAKING OF THE BUBBLE
Japan today is in the grips of its most serious economic
crisis since the
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From: Third World Network twn
G77 CHAIRMAN CRITICISES URUGUAY
ROUND OUTCOME AS AGAINST THE SOUTH
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