[PEN-L:2627] labor

1996-01-28 Thread James Miller
INTENSITY AND PRODUCTIVITY Jerry says: If there is an increase in the intensity of labor, that changes the amount of labor *time* required to produce a unit of output. Expressing the question somewhat differently, it means that a given amount of *workers* can produce more output in a given

[PEN-L:2628] economic financial data

1996-01-28 Thread CarrierD
Dear colleagues; I apologize for the multiple postings to those who have already received this message. I neglected to leave my address on earlier messages and some people had difficulty contacting me. I have the entire U.S. National Income and Product Accounts, Input- Output tables,

[PEN-L:2629] Re: labor

1996-01-28 Thread glevy
James Miller wrote: The fact that statistical surveys which take into account this difference may not exist does not change the reality. In practice, most people know the difference between speed-up and automation. Mist people? I don't know. Most people don't have trade union

[PEN-L:2630] Roma and Sinti

1996-01-28 Thread Blair Sandler
Paul Phillips inquired about the answers I got to my question regarding English names for Roma and Sinti, so I gather that the various replies I got were all addressed directly to me and not the list. Several people independently (I assume!) referenced a number of different sources all of which

[PEN-L:2631] Is Patrick Buchanan a fascist?

1996-01-28 Thread ROSSERJB
Sorry to be so Americo-centric, but I am wondering what people out there think about the politics of Patrick Buchanan? Is he a fascist, a crypto-fascist, or what? I note the following: 1) He now plays a populist card, claiming to be for "the working stiff." Along these lines he strongly