Hutton on Desai

2002-05-26 Thread Ian Murray
[The Independent] Marx's Revenge by Meghnad Desai Was the prophet of socialism really the pioneer of globalisation? Will Hutton rises to a challenge 04 May 2002 Marx, if we did but know it, is the prophet and advocate of globalisation. Capitalism's restless quest for profit is so dynamic that it

Larry Elliott on the $ bubble and Robert Brenner

2002-05-26 Thread Ian Murray
The bubble to beat all bubbles Larry Elliott Monday May 27, 2002 The Guardian All good things come to an end, and for the mighty dollar the end is definitely in sight. The only surprise is that it has taken as long as it has for the financial markets to accept the inevitable. Countries that live

South Korea: concerns about international image

2002-05-26 Thread Sabri Oncu
that 45,000 workers were on strike. The Labor Ministry said 22,000 workers remained off their jobs. Demonstrators included taxi drivers, hospital, metal and other workers who have been on strike since last week. Full at: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020526/ap_on_ sp_so_ne/soc_wcup_workers__rally_1

India retains position as world's fourth largest economy

2002-05-26 Thread Ulhas Joglekar
The Economic Times Sunday, April 21, 2002 India retains position as world's fourth largest economy PTI WASHINGTON: India has retained its position as the world's fourth largest economy after US, China and Japan, according to a World Bank report. India's Gross National Income in Purchasing Pow

The next director of the WTO

2002-05-26 Thread Ian Murray
Interview Enlightened move Supachai Panitchpakdi, director-general of the World Trade Organisation Charlotte Denny Saturday May 25, 2002 The Guardian Supachai Panitchpakdi is worried about his collection of bonsai trees. The incoming director-general of the World Trade Organisation doesn't thin

Surrealism, Freud and Trotsky

2002-05-26 Thread Louis Proyect
Pen-l'ers who appreciated my post on movies and madness might find this interesting as well: http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/culture/breton.htm -- Louis Proyect, [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 05/26/2002 Marxism list: http://www.marxmail.org

RE: Re: Re: Re: Price Discrimination on Internet

2002-05-26 Thread Devine, James
Title: RE: [PEN-L:26355] Re: Re: Re: Price Discrimination on Internet I used it for awhile. For some reason, the program didn't prevent the really annoying ads that I encountered when I went to BUSINESSWEEK on-line, which of course was what drove me to use AdSubtract in the first place. JD

Re: Price Discrimination on Internet

2002-05-26 Thread Sabri Oncu
Miyachi wrote: > > In fact, there is no privacy in this credit > capitalist society. We need to discuss assuming > someone record that. In reality, provider retain > all record as log in its stock. This information > society information is value-laden. So information > can sell and buy. In adding,

Re: Price Discrimination on Internet

2002-05-26 Thread Sabri Oncu
> I was under the (unusually optimistic) > impression that cookies could in fact not do that. > It records browser info, but doesn't penetrate your > HD, I thought. Am I to be disillusioned yet again? > > Cheers, > Rob. Rob, I am not a technology person but as far as I know a cookie is just a f

Re: Re: Price Discrimination on Internet

2002-05-26 Thread miychi
On 2002.05.26 01:47 PM, "Sabri Oncu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric writes: > >> In fact, the jury is out as to whether (first degree) >> price discrimination is really possible on the Internet. >> It would be easy for customers to foil attempts to target >> them for higher prices by eliminat