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Note Bene: The information in this interview complements the Chase
internal report and Silverstein and Cockburn's article on it. The CSIS
meeting ref
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On Wed, 15 Feb 1995, Doug Henwood wrote:
> At 10:52 AM 2/15/95, Harry M. Cleaver wrote:
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> > I see no "danger" here. I see no opposition between identifying the
> >functionaries of capital and understanding "systemic forces". In the
> >first place theoretical arguments about "systemic force
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> Aprapos of Sid Sniad's comments/post on Cuba, what ever happened to
> the proposal that surfaced on the pen-l some time ago that those of
> us interested contribute $100 to a Cuba assistance fund that would
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A while back, there was a discussion about accessing the library database
system called CARL at the University of Colorado. I thought I saved that
info, but I can't find it. Can someone give me the access info.
Please respond directly to me so as to not clutter up the list.
Thanks,
Doug Orr
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At 10:52 AM 2/15/95, Harry M. Cleaver wrote:
> I see no "danger" here. I see no opposition between identifying the
>functionaries of capital and understanding "systemic forces". In the
>first place theoretical arguments about "systemic forces" means little or
>nothing to most people. What does m
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Allin Cottrell writes that any attempts to interpret neoclassical models in
terms of real processes is put off as story tellings. This seems to imply
that economists consider their models the real thing and actual practices
to be just stories. However when I was in graduate school most of my
pr
Harry Cleaver's post also suggests perhaps that those looking for a local
"hook" for protests, etc. against the war in Chiapas might target the
Center for Latin American Studies at your local campus, if there is one.
Ask the Director to issue a statement condemning Roett -- if no such
statement i
On Wed, 15 Feb 1995 09:54:28 -0800 Eric Nilsson said:
>One good impact of the notion of economic theory as "story"
>is that it frees the theorist from blindly accepting previous
>theories as the "truth" or as "scientific." They are simply
>stories.
>
>One bad impact of this notion is that some se
Dear List Members
After reading many of your comments on my proposal for a
constitutional amendment tying government spending on prisons to
government spending on higher education, I believe that it is now
time for me to respond to some of the comments. I will attempt to
address the major
On Wed, 15 Feb 1995, Doug Henwood wrote:
> I think Counterpunch did an important thing by circulating this famous
> memo, but the danger of this sort of muckraking is always that it focuses
> too much attention on individuals and away from systemic forces. You don't
> need a memo to know that Wal
Herman Daly seems to question the imperative of economic growth.
What is the left consensus toward his proposals for a steady-
state economy?
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To: Penl'ers -- in view of the rapid advance of the Contract with
America menace, we wanted to get you advance notice of the Dollars
and Sense critique of the Contract, which will arrive to
subscribers and to newsstands at the end of February. Below is the
table of contents, and the first article.
Dear Penners:
Sorry to bother the list with such a request. Please don't respond to the
list, as I'm still on NOMAIL. I am interested in attending the C.S.E.
conference in Britain this summer and do not know the dates and place. If
anyone out there knows, please send them to me at the address
Doug asks--
> When did economists start (over)using the word "story"? Anyone know the
> pedigree of turn of phrase?
>
I don't know about origins, but Akerlof's book, AN ECONOMIC
THEORIST'S BOOK OF TALES (1984), is indicative of the branch that
(over-)uses the phrase.
Extending something Roge
At 7:01 PM 2/14/95, Jim Devine wrote:
>awhile back, I reported that according to Doug Henwood's LEFT
>BUSINESS OBSERVER (no. 67, Dec. 22, 1994), the US social security
>system's imminent demise was based on arbitrary assumptions.
>Now the story reappears in BUSINESS WEEK (Feb. 20, 1995), in
>Robe
I think Counterpunch did an important thing by circulating this famous
memo, but the danger of this sort of muckraking is always that it focuses
too much attention on individuals and away from systemic forces. You don't
need a memo to know that Wall Street wants to see the Zapatistas crushed -
all
A rare victory for the foia. --Alan G. Isaac
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Loren,
I agree with the Jackson quote. But my quibble with your
emphasis on higher education is three-fold. First, kids in
college do better than average already; let's start by
spending money on those whose economic prospects are worse
than average. Two, higher education in this country has
alwa
Since no one's mentioned it. I don't know the timing regarding when
the women's movement began listening to one another's stories versus when
economists began telling "stories", but women's understanding of what is
happening to women in the economy (and elsewhere) has not been captured by
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> FROM LA JORNADA, Translated by Commission of Information
> National Commission for Democracy in Mexico
>To Hermann Bellinhausen, reporter, and Gloria Munoz Ramirez, San Pedro
>de Michoacan, Chiapa
>On Tue, 14 Feb 1995, Doug Henwood wrote:
>
>> When did economists start (over)using the word "story"? Anyone know the
>> pedigree of turn of phrase?
Allin responded
>
>I can't give a history, but I take Doug's point. Seems to me the term
>'story' is very much part of the 'model'/'story' pair.
Per Doug Henwood:
>
>I'm not sure this is an accurate picture. The US has pretty high labor
>force participation rates and employment/pop ratios. [etc]
No doubt I exaggerated in extracting what I call to have been the theme of
the report. Thanks for the info.
Roger A. McCain
Director, Honors
On Tue, 14 Feb 1995, Doug Henwood wrote:
> When did economists start (over)using the word "story"? Anyone know the
> pedigree of turn of phrase?
I can't give a history, but I take Doug's point. Seems to me the term
'story' is very much part of the 'model'/'story' pair. That is,
neoclassical ec
On Tue, 14 Feb 1995 18:47:26 -0800 Doug Henwood said:
>When did economists start (over)using the word "story"? Anyone know the
>pedigree of turn of phrase?
>
>Doug
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