From today's NYT:
To the liberal critique [of the IMF Asia bail out plans], Rubin responded
that human rights, workplace issues and the environment, while important,
should be not be thrown into the maelstrom of bringing an international
financial crisis under control.
"To add these three
"Holy Father, we feel the same way you do about many important issues of
today's world," the Cuban leader said in his welcoming remarks [to el Papa]
at Jose Marti Airport Wednesday afternoon. "Another country will not be
found better disposed to understand your felicitous idea -- as we understand
Marty,
How about: Bob Blecker's: "Will Mexico's Economy Rebound from Reforms" in
FORUM FOR APPLIED RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY Spring 1997. Though dated
(it compares Mexico to Asia's success before Asia deregualted) - this short
article has references to other more in depth material.
Best,
Jeff,
Peter Dorman (long-time and active URPE member - U. Mass Grad) at Michigan
State University James Madison College, East Lansing, MI
has written much on this stuff including a book:
MARKETS AND MORTALITY: ECONOMICS, DANGEROUS WORK, AND THE VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE
Cambride U. Press, 1996 (or
Phill,
I don't know that this is exactly what your looking for but: John Schmitt
in Jan. 1996 EPI Briefing paper: "The Minimum wage and Job loss:
Opponents of Wage hike find no effect" offers a detailed response to the
Neumark and Wascher Critique and others. There is also a later essay by
Posted at 7:40 p.m. EST Wednesday, January 21, 1998 Translation of
Castro's speech
The official translation of Cuban President Fidel Castro's statement of
welcome to Pope John Paul II:
Holy Father,
The land you have just kissed is honored by your presence. You will not
find here the peaceful
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Indonesia: fears for a renewed crackdown
This week's bomb explosion in Jakarta could herald a renewed crackdown on
government opponents in Indonesia, as the
Tom Kruse wrote,
To the liberal critique [of the IMF Asia bail out plans], Rubin responded
that human rights, workplace issues and the environment, while important,
should be not be thrown into the maelstrom of bringing an international
financial crisis under control.
"To add these three
Dunno what preceded this message, but I thought that Batra was pretty
good on two key points: he warned against the effects of
deregulation/free trade _and_ he warned against the likelihood of a
rampaging capitalism once communism had been laid to rest.
Sid
Ravi Batra is a poor economist.
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Friends,
Wow! Fidel's address to the Pope is amazing. It has great power and emotional
weight. Thaks to Louis for posting it.
Michael yates
I would add my thanks to Louis for posting Fidel's welcome to the Pope. I
used to read Granma years back but have fallen out of the habit; I have
forgotten what eloquence is!
One question for Louis. There is an ellipsis [. . .] at the end of the first
paragraph. Was that intended? Was it
Before you give the Pope too much credit, he is a far cry from Pope John.
Also, the rhetoric is not far from that of Solzhenitsin (sp?). The Pope
has supported just about every repressive regime around the world. He was
the first to recognize the Haitian coup, if I remember correctly.
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It is important to keep track of shifts in what the Pope *is saying now*.
According to the New Yorker article, Castro claims that the speech at the
World Hunger Conference closest in spirit to his own was the Pope's. I am
not saying that the Pope has become Ernesto Cardenal, but that if Castro
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On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Louis Proyect wrote:
[If the blockade is lifted] socialism will be strengthened. That's a
fact.
Louis Proyect
Louis,
My impression is the opposite. I certainly don't oppose Cuba's efforts to
lift the embargo, but I'm very doubtful that lifting the embargo will
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What rubbish.
Yes, the Sein Fein movement leadership is negotiating with the forces of
petty bougie etc and governments who aren't politically correct, etc. US
British etc.
Negotiations are not
Sometimes a little slice of (real) life adds to the analysis/judgement.
Ellen Starbird
IRISH NEWS ROUND-UP
Thursday/Friday, 1/2 January, 1998
1. Peace process under attack
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3. McAliskey's fate in hands of British Home Secretary
4. Sinn
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isn't it? Unless and until, of course, Mr Trimble can
form an alternative arrangement with the SDLP. He's
been trying for long enough
Sometimes a little slice of (real) life adds to the analysis/judgement.
Ellen Starbird
IRISH NEWS ROUND-UP
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1. Peace process under attack
2. Family of five escapes murder bid
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4. Sinn
Bill Mitchell:
why castro would even have the old bastard in cuba amazes me.
One important reason is that the Pope has told reporters that he is for
ending the US trade embargo. One of the things that is missing in this
discussion is politics. The sole criterion that any revolutionary leader
Louis P. writes: It is important to keep track of shifts in what the Pope
*is saying now*. According to the New Yorker article, Castro claims that the
speech at the
World Hunger Conference closest in spirit to his own was the Pope's. ...
Working as I do at a Catholic (Jesuit) University, my feel
One question for Louis. There is an ellipsis [. . .] at the end of the
first
paragraph. Was that intended? Was it in the original, or did you leave
something out in transmission to the list? And: what was the source of the
text?
David Laibman
I got it from the Miami Herald Web Page.
Friends,
Wow! Fidel's address to the Pope is amazing. It has great power and
emotional
weight. Thaks to Louis for posting it.
Michael yates
Thanks, Mike. Once again I urge everybody to pick up the current issue of
the New Yorker, which has some absolutely first-rate articles on Cuba. I
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I had written that Ravi Batra is a poor economist. He's not totally
wrong, but his accuracy is outweighed by his self-promotion.
Sid writes: Dunno what preceded this message,
it was an ad posted on pen-l promoting Batra's book.
but I thought that Batra was pretty good on two key points: he
Labor News from Denmark January 21, 1998
40.000 MORE DANISH JOBS IF WORKING HOURS CUT
by Anders Fenger, journalist
Dagbladet Arbejderen (The Daily Worker), Denmark
Struggles in France and Italy for the 35-hour week are encouraging
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 21:40:26 -0800 (PST)
From: Alan Benjamin [EMAIL PROTECTED] (by way of Michael Eisenscher
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Subject: FINAL CALL FOR APRIL ACTIONS
CALL FOR THE APRIL 15-18, 1998, CONTINENTAL DAYS OF ACTION
AGAINST THE EXTENSION OF NAFTA, PRIVATIZATIONS AND THE MAI
A little article appeared in the Friday, January 16, 1998 USA Today
No Cancer Study: A proposal to study cancer and birth defects among
100,000 California electronics industry workers was shelved this week after
industry regulators and workers' advocates failed to agree to its merit and
Gotta keep things simple.
Sid
From today's NYT:
To the liberal critique [of the IMF Asia bail out plans], Rubin responded
that human rights, workplace issues and the environment, while important,
should be not be thrown into the maelstrom of bringing an international
financial crisis
Jay,
I go by my middle name, Barkley, not by "John". The
idiot computer here insists on calling everybody by their
first name, no matter what.
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
On Wed, 21 Jan 1998 14:58:15 EST Jay Hecht
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John,
The only model more "add-factored" (i.e.
I keep hearing that the reason that Japan is incapable of launching an
appropriate stimulus package despite 7 years of slump is the fiscal
orthodoxy of the Ministry of Finance - that, after bad debt experiences in
the 1970s and early 1980s, they're committed to black ink in the budget.
Does
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