[PEN-L:10308] Louis Uchitelle: How to Make A Stupid Presentation !!!!!!

Folks, the New York Times just hit yet another new low for stupidity! The lead article in the Business Section shows real wages rising in the first quarter which Louis ("I-Have-No-Understanding-Of-Graphics") Uchitelle cites as evidence of rising wage (and thus) price inflation! Hello Louis!!

[PEN-L:10309] Re: planning and democracy

** Ron Baiman Dept. of Economics Roosevelt UniversityFax: 312-341-3680 430 S. Michigan Ave Chicago, Illinois 60605 Voice: 312-341-3694 ** On Tue, 20 May 1997, Max B. Sawicky wrote: > What is the basi

[PEN-L:10307] MAI-India (fwd)

> Date:Wed, 21 May 1997 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hendrik) > Subject: MAI: Globalisation is a disaster for India > > Reference: Global Times <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Copyright 1997 People's News Agency. > -- > > GLOBALISATION

[PEN-L:10306] NAFTA not just a trade organisation

Sid is of course right. NAFTA is not just a trade organisation. As I recall, much of the treaty is taken up with issues concerning property rights and other matters which effectively constrain what future governments can do. Perhaps the way to characterise the difference between NAFTA and the EU

[PEN-L:10305] FW: Daily Report

BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1997: Prices of goods imported into the United States declined for the fourth straight month in April, falling by 0.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, BLS reported May 21 (Daily Labor Report, page D-8). Wage data compiled by BNA for the first 20 weeks

[PEN-L:10304] Blair on Labour and the EU

The Daily Telegraph article is helpful in explaining New Labour. I could use more background on the debates over competitiveness and the social chapter in the EU. Any suggestions on journal articles or recent books?

[PEN-L:10303] Chretien Liberals Say They Won't Deviate From paying The Rich

--Boundary (ID BRKXheC41LXm75fhCiSTnw) The Chretien Liberals have been using deception in order to get themselves re-elected. This even leads them to suggest that if Canadians re-elect them for another term of office, there will be a change in the course of paying the rich and cutting massi

[PEN-L:10302] Hands Off Albania!

--Boundary (ID ajWYNdQYPRxpVTZDkofv5Q) Albania occupies one of the most important strategic locations at the junction of the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas. The big powers have long fought for control of Albania for this reason. In modern times alone, the Albanian patriotic forces, under t