I don't see it as a serious problem. Speculation about the effect of a central bank's interest rate policies and the likely timing of the next Minsky crisis and the tendency of the rate of profit to fall, and most other such questions, all gets boring pretty quickly. It's hard to have an ongoing conversation about it, and those who post to this list most do enjoy talking to each other, I think. This is a pub without the beer, with war and empire, without football.
What I find most useful about this list is the links people post to articles - not the Guardian, Nation and NYT which I see anyway (though fine, go ahead, post them), but sources I don't have bookmarked, and often have never heard of. I read a lot of these, and often pass the articles or links on to my students. I also find interesting specific requests people have for information or advice, announcements of conferences etc, and things participants have to say on topics about which they have some in-depth knowledge (such as, whether you agree with him or not, Mark Jones on oil). Most of this stuff comes sporadically, but that's fine. Such is the good service this list provides behind the shouting. Fred Doug Henwood wrote: > Michael Perelman wrote: > > >I have neither the authority nor the charisma to enforce my preferences. > >Also, I think that people must enjoy getting involved in catfights. > > I don't mean you personally. Why is it that several hundred > progressive economists and quasi-economists have so little to say > about The Economy? It's a serious problem, no? > > Doug -- Frederick Guy Department of Management School of Management and Organizational Psychology Birkbeck College Malet St. London WC1E 7HX +44 [0] 20 7631 6773 +44 [0] 20 7631 6769 (fax) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
