Ricardo wrote:
I did not say we can't compare rice per hectare and wheat per
hectare. We naturally can since these are both measures of land
productivity.
I wrote:
naturally? I'm sorry, but you can't do it. Comparing rice per
hectare to wheat per hectare isn't just like comparing apples
At 10:26 AM 05/17/2001 -0300, you wrote:
Ricardo wrote:
I did not say we can't compare rice per hectare and wheat per
hectare. We naturally can since these are both measures of land
productivity.
Jim
naturally? I'm sorry, but you can't do it. Comparing rice per hectare
to wheat per
At 01:44 PM 5/17/01 -0300, you wrote:
I don't get this. You seemed to conclude something about the relative
efficiency of agricultural production in China vs. agriculture in
Europe. Are you now saying that it can't be done?
Is this your either-or question?
yes: either one can compare
Ricardo Duchesne wrote:
I can see Jim Blaut up on a cloud right now, with a harp in one hand
and a bottle of beer in the other, smiling down at Ricardo's post.
Yes, he has every right to if we continue making blanket
statements about superior European productivity without drawing
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From: Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [PEN-L:11647] Re: Michael Mann
Ricardo wrote:
I did not say we can't compare rice per hectare and wheat per
hectare. We naturally can since these are both
If it's the origins of capitalism we are interested in, productivity is
not necessarily relevant. What we need is an explanation for
Shakespeare's drunken porter at hell's gate referring to a farmer who
had hanged himself in the expectation of plenty. That line is
unintelligible except in a
