From: "Rosser Jr, John Barkley" <rosserjb-AT-jmu.edu>
Subject: Re: M-I: Work in Progress, Part 2c
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:36:50 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)


Nancy,
     Here is a variation inspired by Lou P.'s discussion of 
James O'Connor's "second contradiction."  Not exactly the 
same as your presentation, Nancy, but perhaps up the same 
alley a bit.
     An extension of Marx to ecology is to consider 
elements of ecosystems that are self-reproducing.  There is 
a natural concept of surplus.  "Exploitation" by humans 
involves taking more than the surplus.  This leads to 
degradation and destruction of ecosystems.  This still does 
not deal with the nonrenewable elements of the system, 
however.
     BTW, pen-l stands for "progressive economists 
network-left" or something like that.  The list tends to be 
dominated by URPE (Union of Radical Political Economics) 
types and is definitely more "academic" than this list, 
although some non-academics on this list are on it, such as 
Louis Proyect and Doug Henwood.  The listowner is Michael 
Perelman who is at michael-AT-ecst.csuchico.edu.  The list is 
open to anybody unless they misbehave according to 
Michael's rules, explicit and implicit (he warns people 
privately if they are getting out of line).
Barkley Rosser
On Mon, 16 Feb 1998 18:32:44 -0800 
brumback-AT-ncgate.newcollege.edu wrote:

> Barkley says:
> 
> >     Well, shouldn't get into a discussion about a paper 
> >none of us have read (better get that baby on line soon, 
> >Lou),
> 
> >     Let's see what Jim Devine has to say.  He's reasonably 
> >well aware of most of these issues, I think.
> 
> I too would prefer to read the articles before discussing them, and plan to
> do exactly that. But in the meantime, how about discussing an article that
> could be read, i.e., mine? 
> 
> And why is it necessary to wait for what Jim Devine has to say? What I have
> to say is right there in front of you. 
> 
> Nancy
> 
> 
> 
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