The Times of India
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 09, 2002
China to surpass Japan as top Asian PC market
REUTERS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 09, 2002 10:18:58 AM
HONG KONG: With their economies moving in opposite directions, China is set
to overtake Japan as Asia's biggest market for personal computer sales in
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Thursday January 10, 3:10 pm Eastern Time
WTO ruling could reignite US-EU export tax spat
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A high-stakes trade dispute between the
United States and the European Union over tax breaks for exporters
comes to a head next Monday with a World Trade Organiz
At 09/01/02 20:20 -0500, you wrote:
>Yeah, but Blair still wants to privatize the London Underground, no? Seems
>to me that Sir Alan Walters was right, when he said that Mrs T's most
>lasting achievement was the transformation of the Labour Party.
>
>Doug
Further to Doug's comments, the Lond
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, JANUARY 11, 2002:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.7
> percent in December, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> reports. The December decline follows decreases of 0.6 percent in
> November an
Economic debacle in Argentina: IMF strikes again
By Arthur MacEwan
(With permission from Foreign Policy In Focus http://www.fpif.org)
[Editor's note: Since the time of writing, Argentina has yet another
new president, the Peronist Eduardo Duhalde. He has devalued the peso
by 29 percent, scrapping
Critical Perspectives on Wars, Classes, & Empires
Teach-in: "Palestine, Human Rights, & International Law"
Speaker: John Quigley
Date: Thursday, January 17
Time: 5:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: the auditorium of Drinko Hall,
the OSU College of Law,
55 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH
About the Speaker
Jim Devine wrote:
>The problem is that the kind of agreement between countries that
> you refer to has never fit with the interests of the hegemonic power,
i.e.,
> the U.S.
>
> Jim Devine
What can be objected (in addition to Alan's recent assessment abaout
Argentina's case) is the fact that examp
The Polanyi Institute was set up by Karl's daughter Kari, who does work
along the lines of her father. There is a Polanyi *Society* that is
dedicated to the work of Karl's brother Michael. They have a newsletter
etc as well. To my knowledge the two brothers never cited one another,
and they hav
Patacones were issued by the govt. of Buenos Aires province. While they are
widely accepted,they still are a provincial money.
There is another phenomenon in Argentina with a currency (the unit of which
is called a "crédito") which has been created by a very extensive network
of barter clubs
from SLATE:
>The [major US] papers report that Commerce Secretary Donald Evans said that
[Enron CEO] Lay asked him to put in a kind word for Enron with a
credit-rating service (he declined). An Enron spokesperson denied that the
request was made and said Lay was just being nice and letting the go
"The top ten most globalized countries in 2000 by rank were: Ireland,
Switzerland, Singapore, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Denmark,
Austria and the U.K.
The bottom ten, from lowest up, were: Iran, Peru, Colombia, Indonesia,
Brazil, Venezuela, Pakistan, Turkey, South Africa and Chin
Jan. 11, 2002
All,
Hi. Please excuse any cross postings.
Seth
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From: "Maggie Coulter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Please forward this announcement to your lists, post on calendars, etc.
Flyers for the event are available at the Peace Action office (or call me if
you want them delivered to y
Surprising and interesting news story that Britain's Defence Secretary,
Geoff Hoon, has signalled that Britain will be leading the international
peace keeping force in Afghanistan for only 3 months.
Among the possible countries that might take over is Turkey.
There is no suggestion that Britai
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