a fragment from a recent pen-l discussion: >>Its pretty clear that the breakdown (in North America?) in roles and rules are going to have large and global implications (driven by the higher ROI on financial capital << Given the French meaning of "ROI," can we say that financial capital is king? abas le roi! (is my French right? I didn't want to put "down with the king" in the subject line if it was wrong.) in pen-l solidarity, Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Econ. Dept., Loyola Marymount Univ. 7900 Loyola Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045-8410 USA 310/338-2948 (daytime, during workweek); FAX: 310/338-1950 "It takes a busload of faith to get by." -- Lou Reed.