Re: Update to Shaikh's _Measuring the Wealth of Nations_

. E. Ahmet Tonak

IMF Article VI Change Update

I urgently need an update about the developments re. IMF Article VI change. Thanks very much. Ahmet Tonak

Re: Green Alternatives to the MAI (fwd)

On Sat, 7 Mar 1998, valis wrote: Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 00:19:33 -0500 From: Brian Milani [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Green Alternatives to the MAI The alternative to globalism is not the old industrial Welfare State, I don't know a single idiot-child who

Re: Re: Re: RE: Sweezy's occ and Mage

(1994); pp. 174-180 and Appendix M. -- card E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: RE: Sweezy's occ\Shaikh

emand, etc. was also presented in our book (pp.210-16). E. Ahmet Tonak

Re: FW: unproductive discussion

analysis on the labour theory of value, the question of whether the distinction PUPL can be meaningful in alternative theoretical frameworks lies outside the scope of this article. -- card E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great

Re: Re: Re: Turkey-Iraq

. What about the rest? Working in the informal sector? Not working in the informal sector? In agriculture? Doug -- card E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528

Sociology Position

. The review process will begin on January 27, 2003. Applications from women and minorities are encouraged. For more information about Simons Rock, consult www.simons-rock.edu. AA/EOE/ADA -- card E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road

Re: UN resolutions and Desert Fox (98) and Sept 96attacks on Iraq

ly -- card E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: Re: Birds of a feather

the developing world be better off? No, he answers, to do so would leave them worse off. This is the big point missing from the whole debate, and it's impressive that Singer has locked on to it. full: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0211.easterbrook.html

Stiglitz and the Baker Institute connection...

drisse, "The Chapter on Money," p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: RE: Stiglitz and the Baker Institute connection...

Marx, 1857, Grundrisse, "The Chapter on Money," p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Sodexho-Workers-Colleges

Frequently the only possible answer is a critique of the question and the only solution is to negate the question. Karl Marx, 1857, Grundrisse, "The Chapter on Money," p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 A

Re: Re: sodexho and workers and colleges

organizations? -- card Frequently the only possible answer is a critique of the question and the only solution is to negate the question. Karl Marx, 1857, Grundrisse, "The Chapter on Money," p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Si

photographs from Chiapas

, "The Chapter on Money," p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Who is the thief?

ble answer is a critique of the question and the only solution is to negate the question. Karl Marx, 1857, Grundrisse, "The Chapter on Money," p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230

Re: RE: Re: RE: imperialism vs. Empire.

postmodernist (as broadly defined)? Jim -- Frequently the only possible answer is a critique of the question and the only solution is to negate the question. Karl Marx, 1857, Grundrisse, The Chapter on Money, p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road

[Fwd: GE Documentary]

possible answer is a critique of the question and the only solution is to negate the question. Karl Marx, 1857, Grundrisse, The Chapter on Money, p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528

Re: Istanbul impressions and the Turkish economy...

-the neoliberal ideology. -- Frequently the only possible answer is a critique of the question and the only solution is to negate the question. Karl Marx, 1857, Grundrisse, The Chapter on Money, p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great

Re: Dumenil and Levy

of the question and the only solution is to negate the question. Karl Marx, 1857, Grundrisse, The Chapter on Money, p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: Re: Iraq war driven by a crisis of overproductionin the USA?

of the question and the only solution is to negate the question. Karl Marx, 1857, Grundrisse, The Chapter on Money, p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

SWP and the Vietnam antiwar movement

. -- Frequently the only possible answer is a critique of the question and the only solution is to negate the question. Karl Marx, 1857, Grundrisse, The Chapter on Money, p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel

Re: US uses UN to advance war aims

What are the sources of the following three benchmarks? Thanks. Ahmet Tonak k hanly wrote: The US administration is planning to have the UN require Iraq to meet threebenchmarks to show that it is co-operating with the inspection process.Each requirement furthers the US invasion plans

Venezuela information needed

Any suggestions for progressive political and economic analyses on Venezuela --web resources preferred. Thanks E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: Turkey

motion in the parliament would be good for the future of democracy in Turkey or something like that. Ian Murray wrote: and if the parliament votes no? Sabri, anyone else? - E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413

Turkey: Democracy functioning! No more US soldiers...

turbulent closed session, hundreds of thousands of anti-war protesters were on the streets of Ankara. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Photos from Ankara demonstration-March 1st

http://istanbul.indymedia.org/news/2003/03/408.php E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: Turkish Speaker Nullifies U.S. Troop Vote

to think that Turkey would be able to show any backbone whatsoever. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: Re: Re: It's not over in Turkey-the vote/military/politicalpersecution

Economists, Vol. 20 RESEARCH IN POLITICAL ECONOMY, Paul Zarembka, editor, Elsevier Science http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PZarembka E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413

Re: Man Arrested for Wearing Peace T-Shirt / Therewill be a protest tomorrow!

. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: quiet... too quiet

, Grundrisse, The Chapter on Money, p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

two people killed in anti-war protest

The BBC reported this two deaths. I am interested in knowing anything else like this, i.e. any other deaths, large scale assault, etc.? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2872873.stm E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA

G. William Domhoff replies...The whole thing?

will since I have cast a magical spell on you. Ooooga-boooga! Louis Proyect, Marxism mailing list: http://www.marxmail.org -- E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

casualty figures

Can anyone suggest reliable and continuously updated sources for military and civilian casualties on both sides --beyond iraqbodycount.net? Thanks E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365

Terror in Albuquerque

. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Trying to locate a message.. Help..

Could someone help me to locate the email with an attached power point file about the economic cost of the first Gulf war, oil, etc.? I think I read it in PEN-L within last 10 days or so. Thanks. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great

Re: Re: Re: academic angst

pamphlet. And get shoved by a 19-year-old, which is, presumably, in no way ennobling. You'd never know from reading this article that there's been an explosion of activism on U.S. campuses over the last 5 years. What planet does the newspaper of record live on? Doug -- E. Ahmet

Re: Falsifiability and the law of value

ic data, I think for Scotland if I recall correctly. Chris Burford E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: Exile in Büyükada

Karl Marx, 1857, Grundrisse, "The Chapter on Money," p.127. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: Exile in Büyükada

Thanks Lou, already ordered since I am an enthusiast of Buyukada (also Trotsky). By the way, when I visited Trotsky's house in Mexico I observed a big BW photo of Trotsky with a fisherman from Buyukada --in his study just behind his desk on which there was a U.S. Printing Office document --a

Re: analysis of the PATRIOT act

jim, the link wasn't there. would you send it? thanks. Devine, James wrote: here's a useful link, to part I of a four-part analysis of the "PATRIOT" act. Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine -- card E. A

critique of intellectual property rights

Any suggestion of ARTICLES (and downloadable!!) on intellectual property rights? Thanks. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: Norman Finkelstein on Christopher Hitchens (brilliant!)

One reason would be that the left: (?)--as perceived by people -- includes so many Hitchens-like characters. Devine, James wrote: ... The left also lacks sufficient gravitational power to keep people in our orbit. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford

intellectual property

I thank everyone who shared very useful bibliographic info. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

[Fwd: FWD: the death of Edward W. Said]

f-determination of oppressed and exploited people worldwide -- this is a loss that will never be overcome. --- from list [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: hydrogen

great exchange! Mike Ballard wrote: sore. -- card

Re: Letter to Bill Weinberg/Turkish Rock-and-Roll

t picture says: "Let us get to know nargile" Now, you know. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak

Re: Query: critique of production functions

epartment California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- card E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365

Re: Query: critique of production functions

conomics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 5

temporary position at Simon's Rock

to: E. Ahmet Tonak, Division of Social Studies, Simon s Rock College of Bard, 84 Alford Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230. Simon s Rock College of Bard is an equal opportunity employer, and specifically invites applications from women and minorities. Visit Simon s Rock College of Bard s website

Will WTO's Steel Decision Affect the Election?

** EU scores steel victory over US ** The World Trade Organisation declares US tariffs on steel imports inconsistent with free trade, in a major victory for the European Union. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/3256197.stm E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock

US troops clash with 'PKK rebels'

. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/3257273.stm -- card E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413 528 7488 Fax: 413 528 7365 www.simons-rock.edu

Re: US troops clash with 'PKK rebels'

, and they don't have a common enemy. Surely they don't want the United States to become more directly involved with their struggle against Turkey. e. ahmet tonak wrote: First, the Turkish government was forced to cancel the 10,000 troops deployment in Iraq. Now, Turkish Kurds also joined the Iraqi

Re: the Clinton years and Social Wage

interest but rather (in a Marxian vein) evidence of the corruption of the state, given its form in a bourgeois society. But I do not think their findings are supplemented by an actual theory of the nature of the state. E. Ahmet Tonak Professor of Economics Simon's Rock College of Bard 84 Alford Road

Re: the Clinton years and Social Wage

Typo: I meant obviously Anwar's unpublished 1978 manuscript on National Income Accounts.. Ahmet Tonak e. ahmet tonak wrote: I agree with Rakesh's main points, including his characterization of my work with Anwar (originally started with Anwar's unpublished 1987 manuscript on National Income

Re: college students again and a question

Radical economists cannot get teaching positions at those universities respected or otherwise if there is no demand for them. The demand itself is always created by the general political and cultural mood. Sometimes, certain segments of society signal/provoke those mood swings, e.g. youngsters

Re: Estimating the surplus - Turkey (Cem Somel)

I am very glad that my good friend Cem was able to share his important and meticulous work with the English-speaking world. His article has so many insights regarding policy shifts in Turkey and their implications for Turkish economy at large. Having said that, I should point out that because his

Re: Estimating the surplus - Turkey (Cem Somel)

Assuming that we're still interested in changing capitalism, I would argue that Marx's categories help us to understand how the imperatives of profitability and capitalist growth operate, in theory and in practice. That is sufficiently large enough payoff (intellectual or otherwise) for me. Ahmet

Correction and the others on unequal exchange.

The following reference in Jurriaan's message on unequal exchange does not exist. The only article Anwar wrote for that book was the one on transformation problem. However, the revised version of the Science and Society articles on international trade and unequal exchange was later published in

Brazilian fingerprinting is being challenged by Lula!

I was told by a colleague of mine that the president's office is suing to overturn the fingerprinting order, on the grounds that Lula should have exclusive authority to make foreign policy. This whole episode reminded me that several years ago a social-democratic Turkish government had a

A. Sen on Sraffa, Wittgenstein, and Gramsci

I just finished reading the following fascinating article by Sen. As the abstract suggests two distinct issues were discussed. I disagree with the view that they are interrelated as presented by Sen. Though in reality they might. Regarding the first issue there are two sub issues: The first

Re: A. Sen on Sraffa, Wittgenstein, and Gramsci

My apologies for the absence of the source; it was JEL, the most recent issue. E. Ahmet Tonak wrote: I just finished reading the following fascinating article by Sen. As the abstract suggests two distinct issues were discussed. I disagree with the view that they are interrelated as presented

Das Kapital in Pictures

I just added 13 paintings of a Turkish painter (Yuksel Arslan)--from his exhibition album Le Capital, based on Vol.I of Capital-- to the following site: http://www.simons-rock.edu/~eatonak/image_gallery/ Ahmet Tonak

Presidential ignorance/Islam, etc.

Here is my letter to the editor from our relatively widely circulated local (Western Mass.) newspaper Berkshire Eagle: http://www.berkshireeagle.com/Stories/0,1413,101~6268~1917246,00.html Ahmet

Bhagwati's defense of Mankiw

Any reaction to the following op-ed defense of Mankiw by Bhagwati. I observe two flaws: 1) a complete misunderstanding of competition; Bhagwati attacks Kerry because, Bhagwati thinks, Kerry is unable to see the connection between outsourcing of jobs and the improve[ment of] the competitiveness of