Karl Marx, 1848, On the Question of Free Trade(Speech to the Democratic
Association of Brussels at its public meeting of January 9, 1848).
Do not imagine, gentlemen, that in criticizing freedom of trade we have the
least intention of defending the system of protection.
One may declare oneself an
Subject: Humphrey McQueen
I am just looking at his new book. After 5 pages, I am convinced that it
is a treasure. I have never heard of him, but he seems to be very busy in
Oz.
Are any of you Aussies very familiar with him?
Michael Perelman
As an Australian social/cultural historian he
forwarding below from another list...
an article was published in the New York Times
a couple of days ago about the new specialty of neuroeconomics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/17/science/17NEUR.html
It is described as a revolution in economics, and should go a long
way towards addressing
Coincidentally I was doing a Google search and came across this
contribution to LBO-talk in October 2001 by Greg Schofield, which seems to
put the issue well.
[Unfortunately his email address no longer seems to be working. If anyone
can forward me his current address, I would be grateful.]
The
Jim has forwarded some interesting comments by Jurriann on the use of the
term scientific socialism
I used the concept recently in a post of June 19 on openDemocracy:
Any enterprise that is associated with Jeremy Hardy's name would require
more careful criticism on the left in England if the
From: Southern Labor Studies Conference [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 20 June, 2003
Subject: Call for Papers, Southern Labor Studies Conference
Call for Papers, Southern Labor Studies Conference:
Papers are invited for the 2004 Southern Labor Studies Conference. It
will be held in Birmingham,
Subject: Humphrey McQueen
I am just looking at his new book. After 5 pages, I am convinced that it
is a treasure. I have never heard of him, but he seems to be very busy in
Oz.
Are any of you Aussies very familiar with him?
Michael,
As an Australian social/cultural historian McQueen
Title: the irresistable rise of N. Gregory Mankiw
June 22, 2003/New York TIMES
Into the Politics of Economics
By DAVID LEONHARDT...
I have no doubt that tax cuts will lead to higher growth, said Mr. Mankiw, 45, whose tousled dark hair and round, boyish face are set off by square
Counterpunch, June 21, 2003
Gitlin: The Duke of Condescension
Return to Sender
By TODD CHRETIEN
Letters to a Young Activist,
Todd Gitlin,
Basic Books, 2003, 174 pages, $22.50.
Imagine A young activist who picks up Todd Gitlin's new book, seeking
useful advice from the former president of the
Title: FW: Scientific socialism: A reply to Joseph Green
From: Jurriaan Bendien
In reply to Joseph Green, whose comments you send me: I think he should
try learning to read a book, and not judge it by its cover.
My basic point is that when Engels wrote the text of anti-Duhring, he
was
In terms of Mr. Bendien's take on history... I could not agree more.
Foreground and background are simple painting ideas...
But, when used in political/materialist history, it often seem to baffle
the religious textualists.
(And leave it to French academics to make a complex discipline out of
Whites have no color, right?
Seth Sandronsky
Date:Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:23:13 -0700
From:andie nachgeborenen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: property rights
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The, uh, colored element isn't supposed to own property, is
Let's not be too serious but ...
According to the BBC tonight, a man who appeared to be Osama bin Laden
apparently gate crashed Prince William's fancy dress 21st birthday party
last night. While a bare chested William was talking to or singing to the
guests, (the story is rather garbled at this
If this is what the guy looked like, one really does have to wonder
about security, or perhaps what is meant by fancy dress...
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_792983.html
Title: RE: [PEN-L] property rights
Here in Los Angeles, the city almost built a new, wider, version of the 101 (Ventura) Freeway through a lot of homes and businesses in the San Fernando Valley (a.k.a. the Valley, as in Valley Girl, i.e., Moon Unit Zappa). The community revolted and the
If this is what the guy looked like, one really does have to wonder
about security, or perhaps what is meant by fancy dress...
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_792983.html
Look... we here in Canada had a heart-stopping moment when a serious
assassination attempt was made on our Prime
Right. jksSeth Sandronsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Whites have no color, right?Seth SandronskyDate: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:23:13 -0700From: andie nachgeborenen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: Re: property rights--0-579270827-1056255793=:66129Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-asciiThe, uh, colored
Reply to Loren Goldner's "The Remaking of the American Working Class"
Introduction
On basic concepts
$B!H (JMarx "discovers", in an immanent fashion, through "value as a
condensation of the necessary time of production", the reproduction of human
creative powers $B!I (J
[yet more ridiculous EU bashing; only a matter of time before everyone
outside the USA is considered a threat]
washingtonpost.com
How Europe Sows Misery in Africa
By Kevin A. Hassett and Robert Shapiro
Sunday, June 22, 2003; Page B03
The average person in sub-Saharan Africa earns less
On Friday, June 13, 2003 at 16:57:18 (-0400) Doug Henwood writes:
Bill Lear wrote:
On Friday, June 13, 2003 at 16:32:11 (-0400) Doug Henwood writes:
...
2) Why have prices increased over the long term despite constant
increases in productivity?
Marginal Greed and the power to exercise it?
Then
Title: the Hulk
Someone on pen-l quote someone that the only people who are Freudians these days are Marxists. Since that doesn't seem to be true, the only Freudian these days is Ang Lee, the director of the Hulk, or perhaps the scriptwriter.
The id plays a big role, as the force unleashed
Michael:
I suspect that when you have a low marginal cost, high
fixed cost situation, markets lead to a lowest common
demoninator outcome.
I would call the above the weaker form of Michael's law. The
stronger form is free from the first three words. I keep using
the stronger form against my
exactly.
On Sun, Jun 22, 2003 at 06:03:27PM -0700, Sabri Oncu wrote:
Well, in the information age all we have is low marginal costs
and high fixed costs, is it not?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was wading through the mails on PEN-L and just saw this.
Les:
i liked his cartoon books on dynamics very much. it
was his text w/Marsden and Ratiu that puts me to sleep.
That must be the Marsden effect. He has a tendency to put people
to sleep. I have one of his books with Hughes from 1976,
Can-do at Cancun is actually can't
Duncan Green
Monday June 23, 2003
The Guardian
The world's trade bureaucrats seem gripped by acute historical amnesia as
they prepare for September's global trade summit in Cancun, Mexico.
Both short and long term memory have been affected. Just 18 months ago,
Applause, please, for Alan the acrobat
Larry Elliott
Monday June 23, 2003
The Guardian
Actions speak louder than words, so we should know by Wednesday just how
seriously the Federal Reserve is taking the risk of deflation in the
United States.
The fact that financial markets are debating
PeopleSoft loss would devastate
By George Avalos
The Contra Costa Times, Jun. 22, 2003
The loss of thousands of jobs might just be the start of the
economic aftershocks for the East Bay if PeopleSoft Inc. is
conquered by Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid.
From pizzas to property values, from
PeopleSoft is devastating the Cal. State University system.
They have been sued by a number of their clients for poor performance.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Michael:
PeopleSoft is devastating the Cal. State University
system.
They have been sued by a number of their clients for
poor performance.
Here you go!
Another reason for me to hate the land of Hype and Lies that Ian
mentioned so much. Remember the secrets of my customer service
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