Re: RE: Re: profit rate & recession

2002-01-01 Thread Bill Burgess
Me: > >Isn't it worth getting some indication of the role of circulating (M) as >well as fixed (K) capital, roughly, that (change in) ROP = (change in) >K/Y+M/Y+S/Y?< Jim: >fine, do it. But I think that the rate of profit on fixed capital is more >important in determining the ratio of net investme

Re: Re: RE: Re: profit rate & recession

2001-12-31 Thread Rakesh Bhandari
>I am on a poor telnet connection, so I will be brief. Marx said that >mechanization began in consumer goods and then moved to producer goods. >In the first stage K/L should autmatically increase; in the second, it is >indeteriminate. I think Marx did think it was indeterminate, strictly speakin

Re: RE: Re: profit rate & recession

2001-12-31 Thread Michael Perelman
I am on a poor telnet connection, so I will be brief. Marx said that mechanization began in consumer goods and then moved to producer goods. In the first stage K/L should autmatically increase; in the second, it is indeteriminate. On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 08:38:06PM -0800, Devine, James wrote: >

RE: Re: profit rate & recession

2001-12-29 Thread Devine, James
Bill Burgess writes: >I wondered about Jim D. not including circulating constant capital (basically materials) in explaining the change in the ROP, especially since this is an area there have been productivity gains.< I wrote: >>shouldn't an improvement in inventory management techniques help lab