On Tue, 24 Feb 1998, Louis Proyect wrote:
Well, that's the problem. As I have pointed out a number of times, the
Bolsheviks had a much more radical view on ecology. Percentage-wise, much
more land was protected from development in the former Soviet Union in the
1920s than in Nazi Germany
Long term Pen-l member and occasional generator of controversy Robin Hahnel, as well
as a number of other people are offering on-line classes through Left On Line
University.
In case any of these classes are of interest to anyone, or in case anyone has friends
who would benefit, I am
What have we here?
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This is no ordinary economic boom. The world is in the early
stages of an unprecedented global boom that will continue to surge and
transform the planet in the next 25 years.
I believe there was a blues/gospel song about the sinking of the Titanic.
Supposedly Jack Johnson was refused a fare on the Titanic by the owner who
said "This ship doesn't haul coal."
One important aspect of the Titanic disaster not mentioned in the film
or on the list:
The White Star Line
Robin,
Well, it is your judgment that all the other arguments
besides the one you cite are "hot air." Maybe, maybe not.
I completely agree that the initial setup is very
important and am no particular fan of this particular form
of initial distribution. Let them buy them from the
Maggie,
What about when there are both taxes and subsidies as
we see in France and Germany?
Actually when the major US environmental laws were put
in place in the early 70s most of the profession advocated
taxes, an idea dating back at least to Pigou. This was
rejected in favor of
In a message dated 98-02-25 11:23:20 EST, you write:
twelve or eighteen
months hence, some of the securities purchased on the market could be
looked upon with some regret by investors.
aaahhh, but will you respect me in the morning? maggie coleman
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well, i WAS going to ignore this topic -- but, since I AM teaching micro (in
addition to my technical work at that large utility) According to Baumol
and Blinder, taxing pollution cuts pollution more than subsidies or credits.
The NEOCLASSICAL solution they propose is that subsidies
Now please remind me why my
eco-guru Wally Oates said permits are more efficient
than taxes?
First late me quote Professor Oates. (Cropper and Oates: Environmental
Economics, JEL June 1992, p. 687) "Some interesting issues arise in the
choice between systems of effluent fees and marketable
On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Doug Henwood cross-posted Greenspan's Humphrey-Hawkins
testimony:
But we must be concerned about becoming too complacent about evaluating
repayment risks. All too often at this stage of the business cycle, the
loans that banks extend later make up a disproportionate
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Reasons to Reject the IMF supplemental appropriation
Dear Colleague,
As you formulate your position, I ask that you consider the
Michael,
True, but this really relates to the broader question
of the employment impacts of more stringent environmental
controls (assuming that alternative schemes that are being
compared are reasonably put together, not a comparison with
"ideal taxes" versus some scam-ridden permit
Peter C. Newman, Macleans Magazine, March 2, 1998
MAI: a time bomb with a very short fuse
The inability of negotiators in Paris to finalize the proposed
Multilateral Agreement on Investment gives Canada a welcome chance to
stand back and consider the treaty's awesome consequences.
The Associated Press
02/23/1998 18:05 EST
Chiapas Refugees Ambushed, 1 Killed
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS (AP) -- Attackers ambushed a group of
refugees as they returned from a meeting with foreign human rights
observers in bloodied Chiapas state, killing one, survivors and
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Nathan said:
Yes, there are grassroots
environmental groups with a broader consciousness, Earth First! being an
obvious example, but they are so marginal to the broader movement that
it's
a bit like citing the United Electrical workers and saying the union
movement during the Cold War was not
"Ecology and Capitalist Costs of Production: No Exit"
by Immanuel Wallerstein
[Keynote address at PEWS XXI, "The Global Environment and the
World-System," Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, Apr. 3-5. 1997]
Today, virtually everyone agrees that there has been a serious degradation
of the natural
The discussion of David Harvey reminded me that I recently got a request
for a paper (shamelessly called "Compressed Space, Compressed Time) from
someone named Joan Haworth, Ph.D., president of Economic Research
Services, Inc. Their web page says they consult on Affirmative Action
and similar
Max B. Sawicky wrote:
A tax on profits or pollution that reduces employment is also a partial tax
on labor.
I respond that it can also induce more employment engaged in pollution
control.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 916-898-5321
Well, you don't get investment advice like this every day.
From Alan Greenspn's Humphrey-Hawkins testimony yesterday (available in its
glorious entirety at http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/boarddocs/hh/:
But we must be concerned about becoming too complacent about evaluating
repayment risks. All too
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1998
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI - The CPI-U was unchanged in January (seasonally adjusted),
following increases of 0.1 percent in each of the preceding two months.
The food index advanced 0.3 percent in January
.The energy index
declined 2.4 percent
In the words of Chumbawamba, I get knocked down,
but I get up again, etc. etc.
Hahnel has kicked my ass pretty well but I
have a few last words before I expire. I'm
too dumb to know when I'm licked.
I even dusted off my Baumol and Oates to
get some answers, but the book failed my ten
minute
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