[PEN-L:2706] Culture Reference

1996-02-02 Thread SHAWGI TELL
- Charles Woolfson, "The Labour Theory of Culture" (London: Routledge Kegan Paul, 1982). This is one of the few scientific, not textual, works on culture and its development that I have seen. It addresses topics such as language, labor, speech, and, of course, how all these are

[PEN-L:2707] Culture Reference

1996-02-02 Thread Lisa Rogers
Shawgi, I've heard of this book, but didn't know anything about it yet. Thanks for the paragraph. Have you read the whole thing? Does it make a lot of sense to you? Do you think I ought to take a look at it? [Sorry to be so slow replying to your mail, but I've not forgotten.] Thanks, Lisa

[PEN-L:2708] Re: Culture Reference

1996-02-02 Thread SHAWGI TELL
On Fri, 2 Feb 1996, Lisa Rogers wrote: Shawgi, I've heard of this book, but didn't know anything about it yet. Thanks for the paragraph. Have you read the whole thing? Does it make a lot of sense to you? Do you think I ought to take a look at it? [Sorry to be so slow replying to your

[PEN-L:2709] Olasky or Malthus

1996-02-02 Thread Lisa Rogers
Re: Review of Olasky's _The Tragedy of American Compassion_ Thanks to Meeropol for posting that review. This Olasky thing sounds like a mate to George Gilder. Presented as "economics", Gilder prescribes religion and anti-rationalism as ways to stimulate and preserve capitalism. Also, more

[PEN-L:2710] Heartless capitalism

1996-02-02 Thread D Shniad
The Globe and MailFebruary 2, 1996 CAPITALISM MUST DEVELOP A HEART, EXECUTIVES TOLD Davos forum kicks off with a warning that greed is ultimately bad for business DAVOS, Switzerland -- One thousand of the world's top executives were warned yesterday that unless they treat

[PEN-L:2711] Call for meetings to combat neo-liberalism

1996-02-02 Thread D Shniad
8 La Jornada, January 30, 1996 THE EZLN CALLS FOR INTERCONTINENTAL GATHERING AGAINST NEO-LIBERALISM First Declaration of La Realidad Against Neoliberalism and For Humanity "I have arrived, I am here present, I the singer. Enjoy in good time, come here to present yourselves

[PEN-L:2712] More job loses coming (fwd)

1996-02-02 Thread D Shniad
STATES LOOK TO OUTSOURCING IS FUNCTIONS State officials in Iowa will decide in the next few weeks whether to outsource their information systems, and other states are watching their deliberations carefully. As many as 17 states, and countless local governments, are looking at outsourcing

[PEN-L:2713] Re: Olasky or Malthus

1996-02-02 Thread Jim Westrich
At 11:01 AM 2/2/96 -0800, you wrote: But I'm sure that many of you already know about the infamous Poor Laws. Illegalized and severely punished camping out/ squatting, distinguished 'deserving' poor from the non-deserving, imprisoned paupers in abusive and exploitative 'work houses'

[PEN-L:2714] manufacturing vs. services

1996-02-02 Thread dilek cetindamar karaomerlioglu
I really don't understand how to draw a line between services and manufacturing and how it is used as if they are rival developments in an economy. I am trying to find a way to express the sectorial differences and understand the dynamic changes they are undergoing. If you share your opinions,

Re: [PEN-L:2714] manufacturing vs. services

1996-02-02 Thread Anthony D'Costa
A somewhat dated but useful book might be "Manufacturing Matters" by Cohen and Zysman. Anthony D'Costa Univ of Washington Tacoma

[PEN-L:2715] Re: More job loses coming (fwd)

1996-02-02 Thread SHAWGI TELL
On Fri, 2 Feb 1996, D Shniad wrote: STATES LOOK TO OUTSOURCING IS FUNCTIONS State officials in Iowa will decide in the next few weeks whether to outsource their information systems, and other states are watching their deliberations carefully. As many as 17 states, and countless

[PEN-L:2716] Re: manufacturing vs. services

1996-02-02 Thread SHAWGI TELL
On Fri, 2 Feb 1996, dilek cetindamar karaomerlioglu wrote: I really don't understand how to draw a line between services and manufacturing and how it is used as if they are rival developments in an economy. I am trying to find a way to express the sectorial differences and understand the

[PEN-L:2717] Re: More job loses coming (fwd)

1996-02-02 Thread D Shniad
"outsourcing" is management's value-neutral term for contracting out. Sid Shniad What exactly does "outsource" mean? What is the definition of this term? TIA Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:2718] Re: More job loses coming (fwd)

1996-02-02 Thread SHAWGI TELL
On Fri, 2 Feb 1996, D Shniad wrote: "outsourcing" is management's value-neutral term for contracting out. Sid Shniad What exactly does "outsource" mean? What is the definition of this term? TIA Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education [EMAIL

[PEN-L:2719] Progressive Municipal Models

1996-02-02 Thread Jim Jaszewski
I'm not on these Lists right now, so any replies have to be to me personally. Where can I find information (preferably on the Internet) regarding models for municipalities or regional governments that is from a people's grassroots POV? Surely someone must have given a lot of