RE: increasing profit rates

[Lisa & Ian Murray]

If, in the US, then

 
 If you were to estimate what caused the increasing rate of profit during
 the last decade, how much credit would you give to
 
 weakening unions [8%]
 globalization    [6%] 
 lower environmental/regulatory standards [4%]
 financial shenanigans (i.e., manipulating pensions) [30%]      
 new technology [15%]
 better management [37%]

please tell me I'm wrong,

Ian
 
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 Michael Perelman
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 California State University
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