Confessions of a Unionbuster.

1994-03-09 Thread Michael Perelman
/* Written 11:51 pm Nov 24, 1993 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] in igc:intl.economics */ /* -- "Confessions of a Unionbuster." -- */ BILL BARRY CONFESSIONS OF A UNION BUSTER. By Martin Jay Levitt with Terry Conrow. Crown. 302 pp. $22.50. Several years ago, I ran an organizing campaign at

Confessions of a Unionbuster.

1994-03-09 Thread Michael Perelman
/* Written 11:51 pm Nov 24, 1993 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] in igc:intl.economics */ /* -- "Confessions of a Unionbuster." -- */ BILL BARRY CONFESSIONS OF A UNION BUSTER. By Martin Jay Levitt with Terry Conrow. Crown. 302 pp. $22.50. Several years ago, I ran an organizing campaign at

Speech by Outgoing G77 Chair

1994-03-09 Thread Michael Perelman
/* Written 7:01 pm Mar 1, 1994 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] in igc:intl.economics */ /* -- "Speech by Outgoing G77 Chair" -- */ From: Third World Network G77 CHAIRMAN CRITICISES URUGUAY ROUND OUTCOME AS AGAINST THE SOUTH --

Speech by Outgoing G77 Chair

1994-03-09 Thread Michael Perelman
/* Written 7:01 pm Mar 1, 1994 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] in igc:intl.economics */ /* -- "Speech by Outgoing G77 Chair" -- */ From: Third World Network G77 CHAIRMAN CRITICISES URUGUAY ROUND OUTCOME AS AGAINST THE SOUTH --

Japan in Crisis-Part2

1994-03-09 Thread Michael Perelman
/* Written 6:48 pm Mar 7, 1994 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] in igc:intl.economics */ /* -- "Japan in Crisis-Part2" -- */ From: Third World Network JAPAN IN CRISIS: PART TWO THE BURSTING OF THE BUBBLE AND ITS AFTERMATH Although the crisis in Japan began as a financial crisis, it has

Japan in Crisis-Part2

1994-03-09 Thread Michael Perelman
/* Written 6:48 pm Mar 7, 1994 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] in igc:intl.economics */ /* -- "Japan in Crisis-Part2" -- */ From: Third World Network JAPAN IN CRISIS: PART TWO THE BURSTING OF THE BUBBLE AND ITS AFTERMATH Although the crisis in Japan began as a financial crisis, it has

Japan in Crisis-Part1

1994-03-09 Thread Michael Perelman
/* Written 5:36 pm Mar 7, 1994 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] in igc:intl.economics */ /* -- "Japan in Crisis-Part1" -- */ From: Third World Network JAPAN IN CRISIS: PART ONE THE MAKING OF THE BUBBLE Japan today is in the grips of its most serious economic crisis since the 1930s

Debt crisis still hits the poorest

1994-03-09 Thread Michael Perelman
/* Written 2:10 am Feb 23, 1994 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] in igc:intl.economics */ /* -- "Debt crisis still hits the poorest" -- */ DEBT CRISIS STILL HITTING POOREST COUNTRIES The latest figures from the World Bank on the Third World debt situation show that the poorest countries a

Debt crisis still hits the poorest

1994-03-09 Thread Michael Perelman
/* Written 2:10 am Feb 23, 1994 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] in igc:intl.economics */ /* -- "Debt crisis still hits the poorest" -- */ DEBT CRISIS STILL HITTING POOREST COUNTRIES The latest figures from the World Bank on the Third World debt situation show that the poorest countries a

Pen-L and Pen-Net

1994-03-09 Thread Sam Lanfranco
In the spirit of Jim Devine's posting on California being knee-deep in the big doo-doo and looking to a prison lead construction boom I offer the following, based on the principle that if you cannot stop them you can always subvert them. Don't look at prisons and prisoners as occuring at the oppo

Pen-L and Pen-Net

1994-03-09 Thread Sam Lanfranco
In the spirit of Jim Devine's posting on California being knee-deep in the big doo-doo and looking to a prison lead construction boom I offer the following, based on the principle that if you cannot stop them you can always subvert them. Don't look at prisons and prisoners as occuring at the oppo

Turing Test

1994-03-09 Thread 76000419
I would like to again raise a topic that continues to underlie the discussion on GE Theory. Sensibly rising to some bait, Gil contended in response to one of my postings that the Roemer type models actually produce rather than merely "simulate" radical results. I think this is worth pursuing. I

Turing Test

1994-03-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I would like to again raise a topic that continues to underlie the discussion on GE Theory. Sensibly rising to some bait, Gil contended in response to one of my postings that the Roemer type models actually produce rather than merely "simulate" radical results. I think this is worth pursuing. I

Gesell money system - anybody interested?

1994-03-09 Thread Trond Andresen
I am trying to establish an informal discussion group on the net on the topic described below. Please contact me if you are interested in such a group, or maybe only in the references given. I am very interested in the theories of what could be called the "neo-Gesellian" school, arguing that the

Gesell money system - anybody interested?

1994-03-09 Thread Trond Andresen
I am trying to establish an informal discussion group on the net on the topic described below. Please contact me if you are interested in such a group, or maybe only in the references given. I am very interested in the theories of what could be called the "neo-Gesellian" school, arguing that the

Re: real world contributions

1994-03-09 Thread Jim Devine
Doug, thanks for praising my "war on crime" piece. I know you got it, but the way you praise my item might give someone the impression that my think-piece was totally serious. A lot of it is a big joke, even though some of it is very serious. If I could write well, I'd see in the league with Swi

Re: real world contributions

1994-03-09 Thread Jim Devine
Doug, thanks for praising my "war on crime" piece. I know you got it, but the way you praise my item might give someone the impression that my think-piece was totally serious. A lot of it is a big joke, even though some of it is very serious. If I could write well, I'd see in the league with Swi

crass commercial announcement and request for help

1994-03-09 Thread DORR
A little over a year ago, I posted a msg on some research I was doing on private sector pension funds. Several PENers responded with requests for the paper. The research got side tracked, the paper delayed and I lost the list. If you were on the list, please contact me again. The crass commerc

crass commercial announcement and request for help

1994-03-09 Thread DORR
A little over a year ago, I posted a msg on some research I was doing on private sector pension funds. Several PENers responded with requests for the paper. The research got side tracked, the paper delayed and I lost the list. If you were on the list, please contact me again. The crass commerc

Re: real world contributions

1994-03-09 Thread DORR
Recently someone posted a msg asking for an increase in real world relevance on PEN-L. This is always a valid request, but a little off the mark. It is true that for the past couple of weeks, much of the discussion has focused on how to analyze Nike and GE vs. Sraffa. The latter addresses a lon

Re: real world contributions

1994-03-09 Thread DORR
Recently someone posted a msg asking for an increase in real world relevance on PEN-L. This is always a valid request, but a little off the mark. It is true that for the past couple of weeks, much of the discussion has focused on how to analyze Nike and GE vs. Sraffa. The latter addresses a lon

Nummi

1994-03-09 Thread Robert W Drago
My grad seminar in worker participation was covering Levine and Tyson's paper in Blinder's "Paying for Productivity," and we realized that their key example of a successful workplace with participation is the GM-Toyota Nummi plant. There's a little sleight of hand, however; when they get to the '

Nummi

1994-03-09 Thread Robert W Drago
My grad seminar in worker participation was covering Levine and Tyson's paper in Blinder's "Paying for Productivity," and we realized that their key example of a successful workplace with participation is the GM-Toyota Nummi plant. There's a little sleight of hand, however; when they get to the '

Re: deep doo-doo ?

1994-03-09 Thread Jim Devine
I'm beginning to get the feeling that California's soon-to-be-massive prison-building project is a bizarre substitute for the WPA and other public-works projects: think of all the prison guard jobs there will be, not to mention jobs as cooks, skip-tracers, wardens etc. The construction of prisons

Re: deep doo-doo ?

1994-03-09 Thread Jim Devine
I'm beginning to get the feeling that California's soon-to-be-massive prison-building project is a bizarre substitute for the WPA and other public-works projects: think of all the prison guard jobs there will be, not to mention jobs as cooks, skip-tracers, wardens etc. The construction of prisons

EU update

1994-03-09 Thread Trond Andresen
An update: Negotiations with Austria, Sweden and Finland were brought to a "successful conclusion" on March 1, 1994. The Norwegian talks are set to resume on March 8. The agreed upon date for accession will be January 1, 1995 supposing that referenda and parliamentary approval is forthcoming

EU update

1994-03-09 Thread Trond Andresen
An update: Negotiations with Austria, Sweden and Finland were brought to a "successful conclusion" on March 1, 1994. The Norwegian talks are set to resume on March 8. The agreed upon date for accession will be January 1, 1995 supposing that referenda and parliamentary approval is forthcoming

Re: Alleged low East Asian unemployment

1994-03-09 Thread Doug Henwood
This pre-postmodern leftist must dissent from this overly sunny view of the family. For many women, the family isn't a comfortable entity, and working for the boss-dad isn't terribly pleasant either. In many ways, wage labor can represent progress for women - a degree of self-sufficiency unavailab

Re: Alleged low East Asian unemployment

1994-03-09 Thread Doug Henwood
This pre-postmodern leftist must dissent from this overly sunny view of the family. For many women, the family isn't a comfortable entity, and working for the boss-dad isn't terribly pleasant either. In many ways, wage labor can represent progress for women - a degree of self-sufficiency unavailab

AB 2451 - California to Put All Government Info On-line

1994-03-09 Thread Nathan Newman
*** Please repost *** DATE: March 8, 1994 TO: Interested Parties FROM: Assemblyman Tom Bates (D-Oakland) RE: Legislation to bring California on-line I am writing to ask for your support of Assembly Bill 2451, which I have introduced in the California Assembly. It requires that all

AB 2451 - California to Put All Government Info On-line

1994-03-09 Thread Nathan Newman
*** Please repost *** DATE: March 8, 1994 TO: Interested Parties FROM: Assemblyman Tom Bates (D-Oakland) RE: Legislation to bring California on-line I am writing to ask for your support of Assembly Bill 2451, which I have introduced in the California Assembly. It requires that all

Laura D'Andrea Say

1994-03-09 Thread Doug Henwood
The spirit of Jean-Baptiste Say must be haunting the corridors of the CEA. Did anyone else notice this gem from the new Economic Report of the President (Feb 94)? Box 3.4 - Why productivity growth does not cause unemployment. Productivity growth need not cause an increase in unemployment becaus

Laura D'Andrea Say

1994-03-09 Thread Doug Henwood
The spirit of Jean-Baptiste Say must be haunting the corridors of the CEA. Did anyone else notice this gem from the new Economic Report of the President (Feb 94)? Box 3.4 - Why productivity growth does not cause unemployment. Productivity growth need not cause an increase in unemployment becaus

deep doo-doo ?

1994-03-09 Thread jlgulick
Someone sent a post recently wondering if self-dubbed progressive economists had anything of worth to contribute to a concrete discussion about the current conjuncture of U.S. capitalism. I'm not an economist, but in the spirit of the question posed, and from my vantage point as a resident of Cal

deep doo-doo ?

1994-03-09 Thread jlgulick
Someone sent a post recently wondering if self-dubbed progressive economists had anything of worth to contribute to a concrete discussion about the current conjuncture of U.S. capitalism. I'm not an economist, but in the spirit of the question posed, and from my vantage point as a resident of Cal