Re: Re: Re: "The Rise and Future Demise of World-Systems A

2000-07-14 Thread JKSCHW
No, we are not against democracy. But we have to recognize that not all its effects are wholly good in every context. In the context of planning, democarcy would make the calculation problem worse by amplifying the information distortions it involves. Democracy is not part of the solution to th

Re: Re: Re: Re: "The Rise and Future Demise of World-Systems A...

2000-07-13 Thread JKSCHW
Perfect competition does not exist, but some markets are more competitive than others,a nd some are quite competitive. Moreover, although large corporations often respond slowly--too slowly--they respond faster than five-years plans; the issue is comparative. Computers will not solve for a num

Re: Re: Re: Re: "The Rise and Future Demise of World-Systems A

2000-07-14 Thread Louis Proyect
No, we are not against democracy. But we have to recognize that not all its effects are wholly good in every context. In the context of planning, democarcy would make the calculation problem worse by amplifying the information distortions it involves. Democracy is not part of the solution to the c