On Mon, 15 Jan 1996, S. Charusheela and Colin Danby wrote:
> If we may
> respectfully take issue with Peter Burns' thoughtful essay, the
> expansion of the urban informal sector in much of the third world is
> not caused by the magnetic draw of urban culture, but by events which
> have den
A few more days have given us a chance to think about some of the
other aspects of the brief Vandana Shiva discussion that bothered
us. We must agree with Jacqueline Romanow that Shiva's ideas tended
to be dismissed with alarming haste and vehemence.
What is apparently not fully grasped by m
At 7:23 AM 1/15/96, Terrence Mc Donough wrote:
>In this sense a single world view unites both
>postmodernism and analytical Marxism and distinguishes both from the
> social world view of the dare I say it authentic Marxist
>tradition.
Well, on Terry's authoritative say so entire schools have n
At 11:02 AM 1/15/96, Mike Meeropol wrote:
>Marx's approach stated that the relationship was the result of HUMAN EFFORT
>-- both past and present.
>
>I still haven't been convinced that he or his followers have made a good
>enough case for that particular yardstick. the biosphere, the "gaia-given"
> Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 15:36:51 -0500 (EST)
> From: Monte Burke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: New: TVFA-Announce - National TV-Turnoff Week
>
> Are you worried about how much TV Americans watch? Are you
> distressed about the negative impact that excessive
> television-watching has on public
In a message titled "[PEN-L:2327] Re: Marx's value theory & Marx's
method," Gil Skillman writes: >>While we're in the GRUNDRISSE, we
should also note that Marx "explicitly and carefully" affirms that
usury and merchant's capital, when extended to small producers,
represents *capitalist exploit
Just a very brief intervention on "the V word". I learned a lot from
Alan's post. I look forward to seeing the discussion move forward.
Here's the problem I've always had: Value in effect is what modern algebra
calls an "equivalence" relation --- with transitivity, reciprocity, etc. ---
the s
I want to respond obliquely to some of Jim's critical thoughts.
First, I don't think Jim is right in his characterisation of
neoclassicism and game theory. The neocl. position is all the
world's the practice of utility max and all relationships are
contracts. In this sense much (most?) of g
Thanks to Eugene C. for the citation. Other people have observed the
apochryphal character of the famine Giffen goods story, so perhaps I
am not to blame for Barro. :] Along the lines of our JEI article,
Barro's assertion of the historical invariance of the law of demand
is philosophicall
