Louis P. wrote:
Michael, this was very interesting for what it reflects about British
politics, but I would suggest that the issues underlying the petrol
protests transcend the British Isles. For the forseeable future, we will be
dealing with a world-wide nexus of issues that could have profound
The Herald (Scotland), 19 September 2000
Future deal with oil firms
hits blockade
CATHERINE MacLEOD and MICHAEL
SETTLE
THE first round in a tough battle between the
Government and oil companies, to ensure a
future fuel protest could never again paralyse
I need to recommend an International Economics textbook for students on a
one semester postgraduate course. The main choice seems to be between
Krugman/Obstfeld and Salvatore. I'd be grateful for any comments on which is
the best (or least worse).
Trevor Evans
Paul Lincke Ufer 44
10999 Berlin
Trevor Evans wrote:
I need to recommend an International Economics textbook for students on a
one semester postgraduate course. The main choice seems to be between
Krugman/Obstfeld and Salvatore. I'd be grateful for any comments on which is
the best (or least worse).
I can't vouch for
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2000:
Falling energy prices through mid-August and moderation in other goods and
services nudged down consumer prices 0.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted
basis last month, according to figures released by BLS. But analysts
cautioned that energy
What has happened to the claim that the New Economy is no longer very
sensitive to oil prices?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Actually, the real emerging crisis is in natural gas. Usage of natural gas
has been skyrocketing in recent years, largely because of the wholesale
switchover of many power plants to natural gas. Forgetting OPEC, those
prices seem guaranteed to rise.
And as the electricity gets shut off in
At 08:26 AM 9/19/00 -0700, you wrote:
What has happened to the claim that the New Economy is no longer very
sensitive to oil prices?
I don't know, but the US doesn't import as much oil as it used to (relative
to GDP).
BTW, I graphed the real price of energy (CPI for energy divided by the
What has happened to the claim that the New Economy is no longer very
sensitive to oil prices?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Guardian (London), September 13, 2000
Fuel crisis: How old tech
[from http://www.senate.gov/legislative/legis_legis_committees.html
tomorrow.]
2:30 p.m.
Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine issues relating to
Fidel Castro.
SD-419
[Bello is the consummate trade "deadhead", a master of jet lag. Full article
at http://www.tni.org/ under "What's New"
Globalization Unravels III: The Debacle in Seattle Freedom, said Hegel, is
the recognition of necessity. Freedom, the proponents of neoliberalism like
Hegels disciple, Francis
My mother-in-law is not been doing very well. She lives in San
Francisco, so we need to have somebody come in and do some chores. The
companyies in San Francisco typically charge $22 and more per hour. The
workers, I assume make the minimum wage. It sounds like a variant of
Labor Ready.
You heard it hear first. Ian suggested that we take on Jackson Hole.
The Nation
October 2, 2000
Activism in the streets has led to an outpouring of platitudes in the
suites.
WAKING UP THE GLOBAL ELITE
by William Greider
The establishment, in any case, seems genuinely upset
Does California have decent co-op/worker ownership laws like Oregon's so a
health services for seniors co-op could be set up.
Also, there is a pretty major direct action against Labor Ready that is
going to go down soon at multiple sites in the Seattle Tacoma area.
Ian
-Original
A possibility might also be David Korten's "When Corporations Rule the
World." (Kumarian Press)
At 04:50 PM 9/19/00 +1200, you wrote:
How about the following. Second half consists of great case studies.
Bill
Title The globalization of poverty : impacts of IMF and World Bank reforms /
At 12:58 PM 9/19/00 -0700, you wrote:
My mother-in-law is not been doing very well. She lives in San
Francisco, so we need to have somebody come in and do some chores. The
companyies in San Francisco typically charge $22 and more per hour. The
workers, I assume make the minimum wage. It
I would love to go and demonstrate there.
Peter
Michael Perelman wrote:
You heard it hear first. Ian suggested that we take on Jackson Hole.
The Nation
October 2, 2000
Activism in the streets has led to an outpouring of platitudes in the
suites.
WAKING UP THE GLOBAL ELITE
A leftist Jesuit recommended the following to me:
(For the whole thing, see
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99mar/marketgod.htm)
The Market as God:
Living the New Dispensation
by Harvey Cox
A FEW years ago a friend advised me that if I wanted to know what was going
on in the real world,
I want to thank everyone who has been sending in their picks. I'll be
leafing through them.
Peter
Can someone please tell me why voter.com's poll is so out-of-whack
with all the other polls?
The Guardian (UK) Tuesday September 19, 2000
Special report: the ethics of genetics
'If you'd said I'd get fired for this, I would have laughed'
Health warning: As DNA screening takes hold, Americans find it can
leave them unemployed and uninsured
By Julian Borger in Washington
The U.S.
I've only read the first 2 1/2 chapters of Charles (Charlie) Andrews'
recent book, _From Capitalism to Equality_ (Needle Press, 2000), but so far
I am quite impressed.
So far, it's the clearest expositions of volume I of Marx's _Capital_ I've
read. It's not just an exposition, of course,
[full article at http://www.timesofindia.com/today/20indi6.htm ]
India will continue its growth trend: UNCTAD
The Times of India News Service
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy will continue its growth momentum this year on
top of a near 7 per cent growth in 1999 achieved despite a sharp slow-down
Jim Devine wrote:
A leftist Jesuit recommended the following to me:
(For the whole thing, see http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99mar/marketgod.htm)
The Market as God:
For more variations on the theme, "the religion of the market", see:
An engaged Zen Buddhist:
In a message dated 9/19/00 4:52:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Does California have decent co-op/worker ownership laws like Oregon's so a
health services for seniors co-op could be set up.
Tell me more about the Oregon laws. --jks
The following shows that poli. science ignores the roles of
corporation. Economics goes one step further. We talk about "firms,"
but almost nothing in the economics literature ever mentions the role of
corporate power.
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 15:15:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: Robert Weissman [EMAIL
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Does California have decent co-op/worker ownership laws like
Oregon's so a
health services for seniors co-op could be set up.
Tell me more about the Oregon laws. --jks
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I couldn't find
I am not sure when Michael Hoover and I discovered that we shared a passion
for Hong Kong cinema but it probably dates back to the time of the wild and
woolly days on the original Marxism list when I announced in the middle of
a fight with some sectarians that I had perfected the drunken Tai-Chi
The Times (London), September 12, 2000, Tuesday
Militant farmers set up pickets on phone network
Valerie Elliott
PETROL protests around the country are being organised by a telephone chain
system operated by Farmers For Action, a militant group.
The group, set up in March by ordinary
forwarded by Michael Hoover
Poor Access to Abortion Endangers Women's Health
Run Date: 09/18/00
By Melinda Voss
WEnews contributing editor
States can improve women's
health by ensuring access to abortion services, but most states, and the
nation as a whole, have failed to do so,
My friend Bill Black sent me below request. I posted about film
accompanying website a couple months ago. The Denise mentioned in
message is Bill's partner Denise Mathews. Bill designed website:
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/med_svc/wguthrie/index.html
Thanks much, Michael Hoover
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