Hi there, Thanks for your interest. Sorry if I disappoint you but my primary motive in joining this list was to contact Michael Leibowitz, whom I couldn't locate by other means, in order to share information about China with him which might be relevant to the socialist movement in Venezuela which he is involved with. He happened to reply to me via the list, so I thought I'd share my initial replies with him the same way. However, I'm afraid I'm very busy with my work here in China, and would have limited energy for exchanges, polemics, and so forth.
My best suggestions for those interested in learning more are: 1. Visit China, or better, live here for some time. 2. Try to learn about the scientific concept of development and the other matters I raised in the email. 3. Read - not once or twice but consistently over time - the English language newspaper www.chinadaily.com.cn I will try to continue my exchanges with Michael via private email, as that All the best from Beijing, Eric Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am very interested in this exchange -- even more so if Marty jumps in. Please try to keep the temperature down, but I think that we can benefit from tapping Eric's expertise, especially because his views are in the minority here. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com "True development puts first those that society puts last." -Mahatma Gandhi "Dare to be naive." - Buckminster Fuller "Work for the world." - Karl Marx "A loving heart: In all the world this state of mind is best." - ADM CEO --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.