yet more Enter the Euro-dragon

1998-03-05 Thread valis
Quoth PJM0930: [...T]here is a correlation in Western Europe between how democratic the electoral systems are and the overall success of the Left (in terms of tenure in government). My suspicion is that this correlation is due to a causal relationship. No argument there. (8^] If so,

Re: Plato (was: Maxwell, Darwin, Walras?)

1998-03-05 Thread James Devine
I am not going to argue with Shane Mage about the details and meanings of Plato's work. He is clearly a much greater expert than I. It is quite possible that I have been misled by the second professor (Thomas Pangle) who assigned the REPUBLIC to me when I was an undergrad. He was a follower of

Re: progress in economic research (cont.)

1998-03-05 Thread Doug Henwood
Thomas Kruse wrote: To wit: I thought many military regimes in Lat Am relinquished control in the 1980s, in part because they were tired of taking the heat for imposing austerity programs. On the other hand, the military had well prepared the ground for "democracy," in line with Richard

Re: Enter the Euro-dragon III

1998-03-05 Thread valis
Quoth Dennis Redmond, in part: The EU Ueberkapitalisten would like to sacrifice the West European industrial base in order to build a new, low-wage one in the East; An awfully tall order, Dennis; how would they pull it off, knowing that this would galvanize and swell the left like

FW: Violence Prevention Research : Program Announcement # 98029charset=iso-8859-1

1998-03-05 Thread Fellows, Jeffrey
Please forward to anyone who might be interested... ___ Now Available via the Federal Register (access via the Internet is overdue and may happen today) . Applications for program announcement,"Grants for Violence-Related Injury Prevention Research" are due April 27, 1998. Approximately $2.0

BLS Daily Reportboundary=---- =_NextPart_000_01BD4846.55F79D50

1998-03-05 Thread Richardson_D
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. -- =_NextPart_000_01BD4846.55F79D50 charset="iso-8859-1" BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1998 The composite index of leading indicators was

Re: progress in economic research (cont.)

1998-03-05 Thread James Devine
Doug writes: On the other hand, the military had well prepared the ground for "democracy," in line with Richard Feinberg's observation that democracy only works when there's fundamental agreement on the nature of property. Kill all the people who disagree and then you can let the survivors choose

IMF Funds

1998-03-05 Thread Thomas Kruse
Accord Is Reached on Funds for I.M.F. March 5, 1998 By REUTERS WASHINGTON -- After negotiations with the Clinton Administration, leaders in the House Banking Committee have hammered out compromise legislation to finance the International Monetary Fund and make it more accountable,

urpe at assa cuts

1998-03-05 Thread Fleck_S
Hello all, Thanks for your input on the URPE cuts in the ASSA program. The Steering Committee of URPE is meeting this weekend in Washington DC and will discuss everyone's ideas, suggestions, and also develop a plan of action. We are seriously concerned about the lack of democracy, and - of all

Dept of Interior: Reform CNMI labor laws

1998-03-05 Thread Robert Naiman
From the Office of Insular Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Commission on Immigration Reform Calls for Urgent Attention to Saipan's "Serious Immigration Problems" Immediate Release (Jan. 14) Contact David North (202) 208 3003 As its last official act, the

Re: progress in economic research (cont.)

1998-03-05 Thread Jay Hecht
Doug, Why don't you forward this to Letterman's writers, place it under: "Stupid Dictator Tricks," maybe they can segue it into "Torturecam." Jason

BLS Daily Reportboundary=---- =_NextPart_000_01BD4842.D768AF60

1998-03-05 Thread Richardson_D
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. -- =_NextPart_000_01BD4842.D768AF60 charset="iso-8859-1" BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1998 Americans' personal income jumped 0.6 percent in

Re: progress in economic research (cont.)

1998-03-05 Thread MScoleman
Doug says: On the other hand, the military had well prepared the ground for "democracy," in line with Richard Feinberg's observation that democracy only works when there's fundamental agreement on the nature of property. Kill all the people who disagree and then you can let the survivors

Re: Query on National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933

1998-03-05 Thread Michael Eisenscher
Paul, It's Section 7A. Take a look at work by James Gross on history of the NLRA; also Chris Tomlins, "The State and the Unions," and Howell John Harris, "The Right to Manage." I believe Stephen Fraser also deals with some of the politics behind the Act in his book "Labor Will Rule" on