I hope you're wrong. I may be on the job market in a year or two.
Scott
At 14:50 16/12/01 -0800, you wrote:
I'd like to put in a word for John Culbertson, whose death was reported
today in the New York Times. John was one of two economics faculty who
influenced me when I was an undergraduate
more about paul douglas
from:
New Perspectives in Monetary Macroeconomics
-Explorations in the
Tradition of Hyman P. Minsky,
by Gary Dumski and R. Pollin (eds.), p. 354:
An incidental meeting with Lange on a windswept elevated train platform
proved to be crucial to Minsky's career; coincidence
Refugees meeting hears proposal to register every human in
GENEVA, Dec 13 AAP|Published: Friday December 14, 7:18 AM
Every person in the world would be fingerprinted and registered under a
universal identification scheme to fight illegal immigration and people
smuggling outlined at a United
On Saturday, December 15, 2001 at 07:46:56 (-0800) Devine, James writes:
from the Arts section [!] of the NY TIMES:
December 15, 2001
Grounded by an Income Gap
By ALEXANDER STILLE
For 30 years the gap between the richest Americans and everyone else has
been growing so much that the level of
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Refugees meeting hears proposal to register every human in
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snip
As a representative of an administration that supported the illegal
destruction of unions, among other
In the mass of e-mail I deleted recently was a press acct. by a journalist
that went to this village to investigate the supposed training
camp...Bocina Donja village near Maglaj in Bosnia... No sign of it or
knowledge of it having been a base for Al Quada.
However, since numerous accts. from
In general, I agree with the sentiments of Bill and F.G. But it should be
noted that once you get beyond the start of Jamie Galbraith's book, it's
incredibly hard to read. Even professional economists have a hard time
(including yours truly). It's not a good source of political ammunition.
Jim
This kind of evidence suggests that al Quaida was allied (perhaps
informally) with the US in not only Bosnia but in the Kosovo war. (I hope
that this kills the old saying that the enemy of my enemy is my friend,
but of course it won't.)
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I thought that it was something like the New Industrial State in terms of
its structure, where the one sector looked like his father's
technostructure.
On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 10:01:31AM -0800, Devine, James wrote:
In general, I agree with the sentiments of Bill and F.G. But it should be
noted
Washington hawks get power boost
Rumsfeld is winning the debate
Julian Borger in Washington
Monday December 17, 2001
The Guardian
The gathering for a recent dinner at an expensive Washington hotel was
officially
Who controls the land? ( And what is ground rent ?)
---
The Michigan Citizen News Forum: Opinions and Views: Editorial: Who controls the land?
Relative and absolute surplus value
by Devine, James
12 December 2001 21:08
CB: Let me say that to be more precise I should have said I take Marx to be talking
about an average capitalist, not a specific individual. I believe I mean micro, not
macro roughly speaking in modern parlance.
Still
Besides being one of the first regimes to recognize Pinochet
after 9-11-73, along with the USG giving Savimbi lotsa weaponry,
the PRC also gave arms to the anti-Soviet mujahadeen in the 80's
through the ISI pipeline.
From Larry P. Goodson, Afghanistan's Endless War, Univ.
of Washington
Pg. 146, Larry P. Goodson, Afghanistan's Endless War, Univ.
of Washington Press.
1980 $30 Million
1981 $35 M
1982 $$35-50 M
1983 $80 M
1984 $122 M
1985 $280 M
1986 $470-550M
1987 $600M
1988 $400M
1989 $400-550M
Citing NYT, Washington Post, Henry Bradsher, Afghanistan
On Monday, December 17, 2001 at 10:01:31 (-0800) Devine, James writes:
In general, I agree with the sentiments of Bill and F.G. But it should be
noted that once you get beyond the start of Jamie Galbraith's book, it's
incredibly hard to read. Even professional economists have a hard time
there were some similarities. But Jamie didn't make it very clear.
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
Michael Perelman writes:
I thought that it was something like the New Industrial State
in terms of
its structure, where the one sector looked like his
On Monday, December 17, 2001 at 10:01:31 (-0800) Devine, James writes:
In general, I agree with the sentiments of Bill and F.G. But it should be
noted that once you get beyond the start of Jamie Galbraith's book, it's
incredibly hard to read. Even professional economists have a hard time
Hmm, I've read most of it and did not find it too difficult. Perhaps
not being a professional economist makes it easier:-). What did
you find hard to read?
that's probably it. But it's been awhile since I read the book, so I don't
remember exactly why it was obscure.
Jim Devine [EMAIL
there were some similarities. But Jamie didn't make it very clear.
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
Michael Perelman writes:
I thought that it was something like the New Industrial State
in terms of
its structure, where the one sector looked like his
I understand there is a new edition of this coming out.
I'm thinking of doing a piece on it and would like to know
of references to other works that refer or react directly
to O'Connor's book.
mbs
Rakesh Bhandari wrote:
if Galbraith is calling for big new deficits, then how does he
guarantee that the long bond will not act unfavorably?
It's not been acting so well as it is:
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^TNXd=ct=6ml=onz=bq=l.
Doug
Doug - Interesting chart. I'd be interested in your 'reading' of it.
Mat
It's not been acting so well as it is:
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^TNXd=ct=6ml=onz=bq=l.
Doug
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: The 2002-03 editions of the Occupational Outlook Handbook
and the Career Guide to Industries were issued today on the Bureau of
Labor Statistics' Internet site. The print versions of these
publications
Forstater, Mathew wrote:
Doug - Interesting chart. I'd be interested in your 'reading' of it.
The chatter in the market is that the rise in yields reflects
expectations of a quick and strong recovery, and a Fed tightening
within a year. Who knows if that's what's really happening, but
that's
I understand there is a new edition of this coming out.
I'm thinking of doing a piece on it and would like to know
of references to other works that refer or react directly
to O'Connor's book.
mbs
1. a long footnote reference in Mario Cogoy, International Journal of
Political Economy, vol 17,
Forstater, Mathew wrote:
Doug - Interesting chart. I'd be interested in your 'reading' of it.
The chatter in the market is that the rise in yields reflects
expectations of a quick and strong recovery, and a Fed tightening
within a year. Who knows if that's what's really happening, but
that's
Rakesh Bhandari wrote:
Forstater, Mathew wrote:
Doug - Interesting chart. I'd be interested in your 'reading' of it.
The chatter in the market is that the rise in yields reflects
expectations of a quick and strong recovery, and a Fed tightening
within a year. Who knows if that's what's
i believe that there was an article by james miller in review of
radical political economy analyzing different marxist theories of the
state.
It's _John_ Miller and the Review of Radical Political _Economics_. John has
published stuff on O'Connor elsewhere.
bob jessop makes brief reference
thanks. mbs
1. a long footnote reference in Mario Cogoy, International Journal of
Political Economy, vol 17, no 2 (1987) see last article. . . .
It's _John_ Miller and the Review of Radical Political _Economics_. John has
published stuff on O'Connor elsewhere.
thanks for the corrections, jim. if you do have exact cites for john
miller's work i would appreciate it. thanks, rb
Rakesh Bhandari wrote:
Forstater, Mathew wrote:
Doug - Interesting chart. I'd be interested in your 'reading' of it.
The chatter in the market is that the rise in yields reflects
expectations of a quick and strong recovery, and a Fed tightening
within a year. Who knows if that's what's
Rakesh Bhandari wrote:
ok but has said spread narrowed since then?
Sadly I don't have access to a junk bond index, so I can't answer
you. If only I had a Bloomberg.
Doug
such reversals of percapita gdp are unusual even in developed countries, a
concerted effort to clean up the corruption associated with many marginal
members of the royal family, especially the very younger generation you
mention, could have quick results in accumulating a capital sum that could
The publisher of the Sacramento Bee had to cut her graduation speech short
because she was heckled for mentioning that civil liberties were in
jeopardy. I hope that Seth was not among the rowdies.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel.
Such disinformation pieces really stick in my craw, as it completely
undermines objective analysis of Muslim resistance movements, all of which
have links to links to links to links to bin Ladin. But that does not make
them either terrorists or associates of bin Ladin.
this year millions of
Harvard Alumni Want Hourly Workers Paid More
BOSTON (Reuters) - Harvard University, one of the world's richest
universities, is stingy when it comes to paying hourly workers,
according to a report released on Monday by an alumni group that has
campaigned for increased wages.
``Some of the
IHT INSIGHT As China Rises, Some Ask: Will It Stumble?
Thomas Crampton International Herald Tribune
Tuesday, December 18, 2001
HONG KONG Behind the high walls of the Beijing leadership compound in
a conference room sealed with soundproof padding, China's prime
minister briefed an elite team of
The article below suggests that the US government's noises about possible
future deficits (which Alan Greenspan contributed to) mean that long-term
interest rates stay high (which is weakening the effectiveness of monetary
stimulus). Does anyone know what the logic behind this (if any)?
I'm
The Enron Prize is the high-point of the article.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
JOB OPENINGS FOR HETERODOX ECONOMISTS AT SKIDMORE COLLEGE
Skidmore College, a small liberal-arts college in Saratoga Springs, NY,
has two openings, one for two years, the other for one year, renewable
for a second should the need arise. Rank and fields are open. We're
looking for individuals
[how much of the hovering near 10k is due to Wall St firms trying to
get their books looking good for the 4th quarter and how soon after
12-31 will we see asset prices pppf?]
Glacial change could erode recovery prospects
Larry Elliott
Monday December 17, 2001
The Guardian
The
Also, all during the 80s when deficits were at record highs, interest
rates were constantly declining, albeit from a very high starting point
due to restrictive monetary policy in the early 80s.
As far as nongovernmental sector deficits causing high interest rates,
unless the government budget
Just what they need - a £28m air defence system
Cabinet rift over support for BAe sale to one of world's poorest
countries
David Hencke and Larry Elliott
Tuesday December 18, 2001
The Guardian
Tony Blair was at the centre of a Cabinet row last night after it
emerged Downing Street was backing
Clearing up America's mess
New evidence of US dealings with the Taliban highlights the role of
oil
Mark Seddon
Tuesday December 18, 2001
The Guardian
Tony Blair continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with America. In
the Middle East, any notion of a separate British interest has been
Am I right in understanding that the list below purports to be a
percentile chart? So production costs in Hungary are 1/100th of what they
are in Japan? That doesn't sound right. If I'm understanding the math,
I'd like to know more about what they are measuring. Does anyone have
access to an
The comparison that I had earlier posed to the list was Hungary vs.
Poland. I assume that the article is wrong.
On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 12:54:52AM -0500, Michael Pollak wrote:
Am I right in understanding that the list below purports to be a
percentile chart? So production costs in Hungary
Mat wrote:
the argument is that long term rates are determined by supply and demand
'in the long end' so if government sells more long term securities long
term rates get pushed up.
Which then pushes up mortgage rates, weakening the stimulus through
refinancing.
Krugman does seem wrong that
is krugman arguing that if most govt expenditures were to be covered
by tax revenues in full rather than new borrowings in large part,
there would then be less govt demand pressure on long term bonds? In
fact my sense is that Krugman is not arguing against deficits in
principle, and certainly
It's not on the Harper's website yet, but it was precisely the
following that was the foci of organizing in Seattle 2 years ago:
Fascism should be more properly called corporatism, since it is the
merger of state and corporate power. [Benito Mussolini]
Ian
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