Ajit says that we should be cautious in criticizing Mandela for his
policy. He says that "the trade union position only looks at wages of
its workers but completely ignores the plight of unemployed and other
categories of poor." I am not quite sure who is advocating such a trade
union positi
I second Anthony D'costa's comments on Mendela. The trade union position only
looks at wages of its workers but completely ignores the plight of unemployed
and other categories of poor. Mandela has a serious job at hand, and he does
need a lot of capital, like it or not. Now where is he supposed t
enough! first, unnamed leftists are trashed for going along with
Mandela's pragmatism or selling out or whatever you want to cdall call
it. Now unnamed leftists are trashed for criticizing Mandela!
Of whom are you speaking?
I think it's a mistake to either withhold criticism or constantly
carp
Jim, you are right, it is much easier to expropriate enemies than it is
allies. In T the Japanese had earlier displaced the big landlords and
provided a foundation for rice and sugar exports. During the 30s and 40s
they also built up industry. However, much of that was destroyed during
the war.
Jim's hypotheses are on target. It is also true that the individual
governments undertook land reforms. In Taiwan's case there was a
division of labor between the indigenous people versus the mainlanders.
The latter pretty much in control of the "modern" industrial sector. The
state also c
Doug - Please send me a copy. Thanks. Sally Lerner
>The Census Bureau has just released data on income & poverty in the U.S.
>for 1993. For the second year of an economic recovery/expansion, the
>numbers are shockingly awful. Poverty is up, and income down.
>
>The releases are available on Cend
The only thing that I would like to add to Marty's posting is that South
Africa and India are exploring ways to forge strong economic and
political relationships. India has always stood behind S Africa's
anti-apartheid movement, my passport still prevents me from going to S
Africa, hence it i
In addition to being bulwarks against communismm s9 so that the US
allowed or even encouraged reforms such as land reform (as also in
Japan), both S. Korea and Taiwan had the advantage (ironically)
of having been occupied by Japan for a few years. Despite the mna
many human rights violations (e
The Census Bureau has just released data on income & poverty in the U.S.
for 1993. For the second year of an economic recovery/expansion, the
numbers are shockingly awful. Poverty is up, and income down.
The releases are available on Cendata and the Census gopher. Or I'll be
happy to email a c
The makeup of this group speaks volumes.
Doug
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The power of financial capital moves with, or in the opposite direction
of, retained earnings?
Doug
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On Thu, 6 Oct 1994, Michael Perelman wrote:
> I have just completed a book in which I find that
I cannot understand either of these arguments as stated. Perhaps
I can make some sense of the Chomsky argument if the idea is that
that imperfect capital markets force GM to make such trade-offs,
but it is still odd to suppose that an idea that is _obviously_
good but requires a 10 year planning h
On Thu, 6 Oct 1994 17:35:21 -0700 Michael Perelman said:
>I have just completed a book in which I find that the power of financial
>capital
>rises and falls with the strength of retained earnings, among other things.
>
>As debt and dependence increase, firms must produce quickly.
Just to make a l
I second Marty's analysis of the EA NICs. In addition, it's worth noting,
especially in Taiwan's case, that development was preceded by an extensive,
even radical, land reform program that effectively dispossessed foreign
holdings and large landlords while simultaneously providing access to land
"Dale Wharton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes, quoting Noam Chomsky:
> Suppose that some automobile company, say General Motors, decides to
> devote their resources to planning for something that will be
> profitable 10 years from now. Suppose that's where they
> divert their resources, they wa
==
Noam Chomsky on Capitalism's Short Term "Horizon"
==
[Transcribed by Eric Schissel, From _Chronicles of Dissent_,
interviews with David Barsamian, 128-130) (In
E.Ian.Robinson sent me the following, and I hope it is OK with him that
I answer to the whole list, since it may be of interest to several of
you guys:
>
> It's heartening to hear that the Norwegian people are holding out against
> the propaganda avalanche that I am sure is engulfing them by no
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