[PEN-L:7405] Re: RESEARCH IN POLITICAL ECONOMY Web site

1996-11-14 Thread Ajit Sinha
Well, I thought I was responding to a personal mail. Sorry about putting all that stuff about Research web site on the net. ajit

[PEN-L:7404] Changes at IBD

1996-11-14 Thread Trevor Evans
Following on from Doug Haywood's recent posting about possible changes at the World Bank, todays FT reports that the IBD appears to be distancing itself from the neoliberal line it adopted in the mid-80s. According to the FT: 'The Inter-American Development Bank's most closely watched annual revi

[PEN-L:7403] UK nat'l college student/faculty/staff strike (fwd)

1996-11-14 Thread D Shniad
> -- Forwarded message -- > Date: Wed, 13 Nov 96 18:14:44 CST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: CAN-LABOR digest 127 > > > > AUT gives big YES vote to strike action: > > > > Porter and professor will stand side by side on the picket line > > > > History to be made in higher educ

[PEN-L:7402] child labor -- reply

1996-11-14 Thread JDevine
One way of dealing with the obvious negative effects on the countries of the South of bans on child labor is to provide free universal education for the children. Who's going to pay for that? it should be the rich countries. Getting them (us) to pay will involve a hell of a lot of work (or to

[PEN-L:7401] Re: Child labour -Reply

1996-11-14 Thread Michael Perelman
Patrick Bond wrote: > > Sid -- or anyone, > Is there any way to translate this shocking material into campaigns that have a >South-driven character? Patrick. It sounds simple here. The Pakistani parents worry that they will suffer if their children can't work. They are probably correct -- in

[PEN-L:7400] Child labour -Reply

1996-11-14 Thread Patrick Bond
Sid -- or anyone, Is there any way to translate this shocking material into campaigns that have a South-driven character? I ask because there continues to rage a debate here in Johannesburg, based especially on writings from the Third World Network in Penang, Malaysia, about the legitimacy of so

[PEN-L:7399] Re: Readings on using pension funds for progressive purpose

1996-11-14 Thread David Barkin
I think that TIAA-CREF themsevles have a very large experience on some direct investing in housing and other social but prifutable venturs if this is what you have in mind