>On Tue, February 18, 1997 at 16:22:18 (PST) [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>>Am I just wrong, perhaps overly romanticizing, if I suggest that markets
>>can be fun when they are highly contextualized, a small part of an
>>extensive network of non-market relations? [...]
And Bill replies,
>Excuse the venom, but:
>
>Am I just wrong, perhaps overly romanticizing, if I suggest that rape
>can be fun when it is highly contextualized, a small part of an
>extensive network of non-sexual relations?
Well I think it's clear that the answer to your question is "yes" (i.e. you
would be wrong), but that doesn't help me answer my question about
understanding possible relationships between markets and the rest of the
social totality. I understand your analogy; I just don't think it's a good
one. But just for the record, I'm no fan of the ("free") market, nor
"market socialism," nor even "socialized markets." Also for the record, I
don't assume that there is never any appropriate role for markets, however,
in any circumstances whatsoever.
Blair
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Blair Sandler
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"It is astonishing what foolish things one can temporarily believe if one
thinks too long alone, particularly in economics...."
-- J. M. Keynes, the Preface to the GENERAL THEORY
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