In China, I gave 2 different talks about 150 -200 miles away from where I was staying in Beijing and Shanghai. The trips took less than 2 hours; very comfortable. I don't know how much they cost. My hosts took care of that, but they were far more comfortable than a plane.
David, when you say that trains are uncompetitive at more than 500 miles, do you mean just timewise for the trip. Security at the train station was minimal -- just passing a bag onto a conveyor, which hardly slowed me down at all. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
