Re: Weber the 'Euroslackers'

2003-06-09 Thread Michael Perelman
Have you ever seen how hard those Protestant Mexicans work in the fields producing food. No wonder Mexico is so rich. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Weber the 'Euroslackers'

2003-06-09 Thread andie nachgeborenen
You don't understand. They work inefficiently, have too many children, and piss away their earnings on Dos Equis and tacos instead of saving it up to start Microsoft, like Bill Gates. jksMichael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you ever seen how hard those Protestant Mexicans work in the

Re: Weber the 'Euroslackers'

2003-06-09 Thread Ian Murray
- Original Message - From: andie nachgeborenen [EMAIL PROTECTED] You don't understand. They work inefficiently, have too many children, and piss away their earnings on Dos Equis and tacos instead of saving it up to start Microsoft, like Bill Gates. jks === I

Re: Weber the 'Euroslackers'

2003-06-09 Thread andie nachgeborenen
You think they didn't have crooks and con men in Wilhemine Germany? jksIan Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message -From: "andie nachgeborenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You don't understand. They work inefficiently, have too many children,and piss away their earnings on Dos Equis and

Re: Weber the 'Euroslackers'

2003-06-09 Thread Ian Murray
- Original Message - From: andie nachgeborenen [EMAIL PROTECTED] You think they didn't have crooks and con men in Wilhemine Germany? jks Not from Mississippi, no.. It is part of the church's task to remind corporations and businesses that profit is

Weber the 'Euroslackers'

2003-06-08 Thread Ian Murray
[lord what rot] [NYTimes] June 8, 2003 Why America Outpaces Europe (Clue: The God Factor) By NIALL FERGUSON OXFORD, England - It was almost a century ago that the German sociologist Max Weber published his influential essay The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. In it,

Re: Weber the 'Euroslackers'

2003-06-08 Thread Tom Walker
Yes, total rubbish. To add insult to injury, Ferguson mentions vindication of Weber several times. To judge from the article, Ferguson either never read Weber's book or read it so long ago as an undergrad that he has only the vague idea that it had something to do with the work ethic and