From: Ian Wright (ian_paul_wright@HOTMAIL.COM)
Date: Thu Sep 25 2003 - 13:00:14 EDT
Hello Paul, I don't understand how there can be more than one basic sector if the definition of a basic sector is those commodities that directly or indirectly enter into the production of every other commodity. Given a set of basic commodities, A, and the set of non-basic commodities, B, then every commodity in B requires all the elements of A for its production. If there is a second set of basics, C, then either: (i) a commodity in C enters into the production of all commodities in B, in which case C is an element of the first set of basics, A, or (ii) a commodity in C does not enter into the production of all commodities in B, in which case it is not a basic commodity, and is an element of B. ? -Ian. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
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