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For over 30 years I did cross-cultural seminars for Fortune 500 companies and foreign businessmen wanting to know how to do business with Americans. I wrote many articles in business publications…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Seba Ruiz Pereira Aug 12, 2011.
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Nathan Dobson commented on Eugene L. Mendonsa's blog post Hart on Cambridge and Inequality"The issue of debt cancellation is never far from the surface of debates about development in Africa especially when it becomes clear that wiping the slate clean doesn't fix the problem. Reports are flooding in about Chinese investment…"
Huon Wardle commented on Eugene L. Mendonsa's blog post Hart on Cambridge and Inequality"Eugene, I happen to be in China at the moment and I can affirm that itis not only creative but also displays innovative networks in abundance. It is a place on the move to use the cliche with every possible variety of social…"
"Gabriela Coleman, an anthropologist who has carried out a participant observation study of the subversive group of internet hackers known as Anonymous, makes an interesting analogy with the work of Ernst Bloch:
“Anonymous acts in a way that is…"
Eugene L. Mendonsa's blog post was featuredHart on Cambridge and Inequality
I just watched Keith Hart at Cambridge talking about the diffuse nature of Cambridge networks and the implications of that for the possibility of radical change and a real and sustained attack on global inequality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsGfDU1gATU&feature=relmfu). It is nice to listen to my esteemed colleague who sees the world as I do, but who seems more optimistic. His glass seems three-quarters full. …See More
Eugene L. Mendonsa posted a blog postHart on Cambridge and Inequality
I just watched Keith Hart at Cambridge talking about the diffuse nature of Cambridge networks and the implications of that for the possibility of radical change and a real and sustained attack on global inequality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsGfDU1gATU&feature=relmfu). It is nice to listen to my esteemed colleague who sees the world as I do, but who seems more optimistic. His glass seems three-quarters full. …See More
Eugene L. Mendonsa's blog post was featuredWHAT CAUSED THE GREAT RECESSION?
The question arises: Why did the Great Recession happen? My answer is poleconomic i.e., that it was due to an interplay of political and economic factors in which those who were supposed to monitor such things as the rate of saving, the elasticity of the international monetary and financial system and the build-up of credit i.e., the formation of a credit bubble did not do their jobs (Borio & Disyatat 2011). Alan Greenspan was driven by his Libertarian leanings and those ideological…See More
John McCreery commented on Eugene L. Mendonsa's blog post WHAT CAUSED THE GREAT RECESSION?"Nice post. The critical factor, as I see it, is the positive feedback loop that appears to confirm current theories during a bubble—until, of course, the bubble collapses. Then we are all like the turkey in Nassim Taleb's fable, the one…"
Eugene L. Mendonsa posted a blog postWHAT CAUSED THE GREAT RECESSION?
The question arises: Why did the Great Recession happen? My answer is poleconomic i.e., that it was due to an interplay of political and economic factors in which those who were supposed to monitor such things as the rate of saving, the elasticity of the international monetary and financial system and the build-up of credit i.e., the formation of a credit bubble did not do their jobs (Borio & Disyatat 2011). Alan Greenspan was driven by his Libertarian leanings and those ideological…See More
Eugene L. Mendonsa commented on Eugene L. Mendonsa's blog post Robert Reich is Both Right and Wrong about the Bargain between the 1% and the 99%."Thanks John. Ecological thinking is not reflected in his writing, but Reich is a very bright guy who would, I think, understand this perspective.
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John McCreery commented on Eugene L. Mendonsa's blog post Robert Reich is Both Right and Wrong about the Bargain between the 1% and the 99%."I can only say, "Hear, hear!""
Eugene L. Mendonsa's blog post was featuredRobert Reich is Both Right and Wrong about the Bargain between the 1% and the 99%.
“For most of the last century, the basic bargain at the heart of the American economy was that employers paid their workers enough to buy what American employers were selling” (Reich 2011). Robert Reich indicates that this basic bargain created a virtuous cycle of higher living standards, more jobs and better wages. I am going to say that from a purely economic standpoint the cycle was virtuous, but when one takes a longer view, through environmental glasses, that capitalist bargain also…See More
Eugene L. Mendonsa posted a blog postRobert Reich is Both Right and Wrong about the Bargain between the 1% and the 99%.
“For most of the last century, the basic bargain at the heart of the American economy was that employers paid their workers enough to buy what American employers were selling” (Reich 2011). Robert Reich indicates that this basic bargain created a virtuous cycle of higher living standards, more jobs and better wages. I am going to say that from a purely economic standpoint the cycle was virtuous, but when one takes a longer view, through environmental glasses, that capitalist bargain also…See More
Eugene L. Mendonsa commented on Eugene L. Mendonsa's blog post POLITICAL DOMINATION'S ORIGINS: SPECULATION OR ETHNOHISTORY?"Muito obrigado Seba. I await your contribution. ciao,"
Seba Ruiz Pereira commented on Eugene L. Mendonsa's blog post POLITICAL DOMINATION'S ORIGINS: SPECULATION OR ETHNOHISTORY?"Took a while to read lol. I do not think, according with what you've proposed, that the kind of analysis in question is in fact just a speculation of philosophy. I got an interesting example to contribute, i'll type it when i get some time…"
Nathan Dobson commented on Eugene L. Mendonsa's blog post ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF BANKERS"This discussion made me think of a recent economist article (http://www.economist.com/node/21531021).
Out of power and in opposition the now Zambian president Michael Sata said "at least Western capitalism has a human face; the Chinese are only…"
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Hart on Cambridge and Inequality
I just watched Keith Hart at Cambridge talking about the diffuse nature of Cambridge networks and the implications of that for the possibility of radical change and a real and sustained attack on global inequality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsGfDU1gATU&feature=relmfu). It is nice to listen to my esteemed colleague who sees the world as I do, but who seems more optimistic. His glass seems three-quarters…
ContinuePosted on May 18, 2012 at 4:15pm — 4 Comments
WHAT CAUSED THE GREAT RECESSION?
The question arises: Why did the Great Recession happen? My answer is poleconomic i.e., that it was due to…
ContinuePosted on February 13, 2012 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment
Robert Reich is Both Right and Wrong about the Bargain between the 1% and the 99%.
“For most of the last century, the basic bargain at the heart of the American economy was that employers paid their workers enough to buy what American employers were selling” (Reich 2011). Robert Reich indicates that this basic bargain created a virtuous cycle of higher living standards, more jobs and better wages. I am going to say that from a purely economic standpoint the cycle was virtuous, but when one takes a longer view, through environmental glasses, that capitalist bargain…
ContinuePosted on November 29, 2011 at 4:02pm — 2 Comments
RIGGING ELECTIONS IN EGYPT AND TEXAS
Those in power almost always want to stay in power and they have the official means to manipulate the system in ways that underwrites the status quo. Let’s take an example from the Arab Spring in Egypt. As reported on Al Jazzera, the ruling military tribunal in Egypt released details about the districts and rules governing the upcoming 2011 parliamentary elections. They way they decided to map out the districts and write the governing rules of each favored the election of…
ContinuePosted on September 29, 2011 at 5:33pm
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