> Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [PEN-L:11284] Re: China's Overcapacity > This is one of the main thesis of Greider, William. 1997. One World, > Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism (NY: Simon & > Schuster). > > By the way, I find some good stuff in Greider's book, but he seems to be > so long winded and disorganized [this book to a lesser extent] that I > find it hard to maintain my attention. Do others have a similar opinion > of his work? Among the non-academic intelligentsia my perception is that he is quite well-regarded, but he may be more liked than actually read. He did a talk at EPI and basically espoused an over-production or over-capacity theory (e.g., the 'buy-back problem') which had the virtue of being simple but I fear not very sophisticated for contemporary political economists, which may be good or bad. MBS =================================================== Max B. Sawicky Economic Policy Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1660 L Street, NW 202-775-8810 (voice) Ste. 1200 202-775-0819 (fax) Washington, DC 20036 http://epn.org/sawicky Opinions above do not necessarily reflect the views of anyone associated with the Economic Policy Institute other than this writer. ===================================================
