>>To:fw >>From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andre Joyal) >>Subject:FW Re: Where are we being taken? >>Bcc:maza2 >> >>>I've been off the list for awhile and have been trying to catch up. But I'm >>>puzzled, even a little lost. Among other things, the list is into "die >>>offs", "evolutionary politics", destroying monopolies by email, and being >>>goosed in the fog by the invisible hand which turns out to be a dog. Am I >>>alone in wondering where we are going? >>> >>>Ed Weick >> >>I might ask the same question Ed. >> >>I am back to the list after having been away for six months because, >>amongst other things, of two different stays in Brazil (I could see but >>not visit your favela in S. P.). Somehow, I must say I am pleased with >>what I can read once again. Like everybody, I am being suggested to >>subscribe to new interesting lists every week. I keep faithfull to two >>lists: this list and a list on rural development. Thanks to both, I can >>always learn something I am interested in. >> >>As of late, on our list, I had the pleasure of reading a few posts on >>volontary simplicity. This topic and social economy are those I wrote my >>first posts about. It was fun to read friendly Charles Muller refering to >>his basic economics courses to support *demand side* economics. >> >>It reminded me of a lecture I gave on volontary simplicity 15 years ago. >>During the questions period, a woman raised exactly the same question: >>would it not be better to consume more and more in order to create jobs. >>Given, at the time, we were plagued with stagflation it was easy for me to >>respond that the macroeconomy course I was used to teach since the late 60 >>was partly if not totally wrong. Otherwise, auto makers should built cars >>with a two-year life expectancy... it would be good for creating jobs, of >>course by assuming, like we use to do with neoclassical economy, there is >>no robots... >> >>Given you are back from Brazil, why don't you provide us information on >>the current economic situation? What do you thing of the package deal >>Cardoso was forced to push forward in order to cope with South-Asia stocks >>market situation? >> >>BFN >> >>Andre' Joyal >> >>BTW, beautiful Winter downhere. Much pleasant temperature than the one I >>had to stand in Manaus a month ago... >>
