[PEN-L:3035] Re: fantasy programs

At 8:59 PM 2/16/96, Martin Hart-Landsberg wrote: I would like to follow up on my earlier post about Germany and progressive programs. I think that the German experience shows that there is no perfect reform program. That however does not mean that there is nothing for us to do -- rather it

[PEN-L:3036] privatizing Soc Sec

According to today's NY Times, it looks like Clinton's social security reform commission, which seems dominated by private sector pension types, is about to recommend that some SS funds be put into the stock market. Would someone explain to me how a bourgeois economist - oops, sorry, mainstream

[PEN-L:3037] Critiques of human capital theory in development

Does anyone know of any good Marxist or left critiques of human capital theory in the context of economic development? Jerry

[PEN-L:3038] Re: Anthony Giddens

Justin Schwartz wrote, In an earlier post I explained that although structure is realized in human interactions, something almost no one disputes, it doesn't follow that it doesn't have an existence anda reality that is irreducible to human interactions. The remarks below suggest that your

[PEN-L:3039] Re: Anthony Giddens

Because I've received a few private messages related to the "Giddens" thread I'll post this publically. I've found the inter-change with Justin and Terry helpful to my thinking. Like Terry, I'm thinking out loud here. I think that Terry's most recent formation: . . . systems while composed

[PEN-L:3040] Re: Intnl Budget Deficits Data Request

At 2:56 PM 2/16/96, Barnet Wagman wrote: Do not assume that OECD's deficit numbers match up with those from the IMF. It would probably be best to stick with the OECD numbers for all years you are looking at. FINANCIAL BALANCES OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT, 1995 (percent of GDP) OECDIMF

[PEN-L:3041] Re: Anthony Giddens

Eric: I was not endorsing everything Callinicos says about Giddens, or indeed anything C says about him. I did say that C raised the worry that G abandons structure for agency, and that your reading of G seems to satisfy that worrisome concern, whether or not it is a correct reading of G. But

[PEN-L:3042] Re: privatizing ...

Hi everyone, I'm bck! The way I understand the 'privatizing' of soc. sec. recommendation is slightly different than portrayed by Doug, though I agree with his conclusion. The policy suggestion is not that the government would invest the monies, but that individuals would have the option of

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[PEN-L:3044] CBA and evolutionary theory

Terry, I would really love to talk about this stuff, and I will, but I can't right now. This is just to say that I have recently discovered that the Human Behavior and Evolution Society [HBES] has a web page and a mailing list. The list is for members only, and I'm joining. This may be the

[PEN-L:3045] Re: privatizing Soc Sec

Now, I KNOW it won't turn out this way, but in principle, couldn't allowing social security funds to be used to buy up common stocks in U.S. companies be a way of gradually socializing the means of production? (I am assuming of course that the funds would be collectively invested and managed by

[PEN-L:3046] Help on development economics

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