Alan argued that a low pound would be preferred by a bloc of capital of
hi-tech manufactured products. Of course, this would be a boon to exports
but an overly devalued currency would also tend to erode the very
superprofit or technological rent which this bloc seeks to garner on the
world
I am reading the former finance editor of Business Week Jeffrey Madrick's
The End of Affluence: The Causes and Consequences of America's Economic
Dilemma--a short, non-specialist overview of the US economy.
Madrick advances an interesting claim (actually it could be taken as an
indictment of
THE CASE FOR SHORTER WORK TIME
by Bruce O'Hara
Part 2: The Triple Failure of Growth Economics
At the end of the Second World War, the North American economy was starved
for consumer goods. As fast as that pent-up demand could be filled, the baby
boom created new demands. Economist
Ok, I'm use to the fact that reporters now adays know
nothing about organized labor, but today the New York
Times hit a new low with it's front page article "Prospective
Labor Leaders Set to Turn to Confrontation."
Reporter Peter T. Kilborn states "The willingness to take
a page from labor's
Intellectual property is theft.
Tom Schumacher
Thomas Schumacher writes 10/25:
Intellectual property is theft.
Which is cute as all get out. Of course, those who propose to make a
living by creating intellectual property, or by putting it into
accessible form and/or getting it to those who might be interested in
acquiring it,
This message in no way addresses the entire case for a shorter work week as
presented -- rather, I would like to raise two related issues.
1. While I agree that cutting back the work week would undoubtedly lead to
less unemployment, two issues usually arise with this that don't seem to be
At 03:21 PM 10/24/95 -0700, you wrote:
Why? Because it's either 1) someone with a very literal mind objecting to
quotations that seem entirely within fair use - and words originally
written by Wall Street Journal staff reporters, not exploited freelancers,
or 2) it's a ham-handed attempt by a
I agree with Alvin Goldman on this issue. I thought that the message from
the writers' union representative was quite polite and restrained. It was a
message pointing out the consequences to other brothers and sisters of using
their material without permission. It was not a threat. As a
Jim Westrich 10/25 provides examples from popular music, concluding
that
Contrary to any superficial discussion of rights and fairness,
copyright law is largely about power. It is powerful interests that have
access to use of the law and choose to use it selectively to silence
THE CASE FOR SHORTER WORK TIME
by Bruce O'Hara
Part 3: The Leisure Solution
Controls on overtime work have the potential to create somewhere between
150,000 and 250,000 new jobs in Canada. A hefty tax on all overtime would
motivate employers to cover peak loads with permanent relief
At 7:27 AM 10/25/95, Thomas Schumacher wrote:
Intellectual property is theft.
Tom Schumacher
As a writer, I'm not sure I agree with this. I live by my words, and I'm
emotionally attached to them. The first makes me want to get paid for them,
and the second makes me want to have control over
OK, here's a fact: the department just voted unanimously to promote
me with tenure. One hurdle cleared, two to go. Gil
PEN-L'rs:
I note with horror that an intendedly private message was broadcast
on PEN-L. My apologies for the infringement. Gil Skillman
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Out of curiosity, has anyone else read the article by J. David Richardson,
"Income Inequality and Trade: How to Think, What to Conclude" in the latest
JEP? Doesn't it rank as one of the most explicit instances of neoclassical
bankruptcy? Richards gives us a simple 2x2x2 trade model with no
Folks,
I just finished reading "THE CASE FOR SHORTER WORK TIME by Bruce O'Hara."
This is GREAT STUFF.
I noticed the next topic is on leisure. I finished book on that topic last
year (Ten Speed Press) entitled "Serious Play."
To honor these terrific essays I'm willing to send you all a copy of
On Wed, 25 Oct 1995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Folks,
I just finished reading "THE CASE FOR SHORTER WORK TIME by Bruce O'Hara."
This is GREAT STUFF.
I noticed the next topic is on leisure. I finished book on that topic last
year (Ten Speed Press) entitled "Serious Play."
To honor these
Well, I think that my little play on Proudhon was meant to be very little more
than cute, but I think that a few things are important to remember here. First
of all, a lot of what's getting bounced around here under the rubric of the so-
called rights of the writers is really about only a very
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