We now have 41 subscribers. So far, 20 subscribers wrote posts this month,
which began with OPE-L #2779.
I. TOPICS DISCUSSED THIS MONTH
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By far the thread that we discussed at greatest length, even though it
began near the end of the month (on 8/25), was:
* Value of labour power and real wage [arose out of thread on Okishio;
also includes "defining real wages"] (-66- posts).
Some other threads that we also discussed in depth included:
* Okishio Theorem [related to FRP; included memorable multi-part
series from Duncan {2886-88} and Alan {2912-14}; includes "The
Falling Equilibrium Rate of Profit" and "The tendency of rain to
fall"] (-20- posts);
* Socialism + planning [arose out of abstract labor thread in July]
(-14- posts);
* Zapatista's encuentro [began with Fred's #2793 on 8/5] (-9- posts);
Other topics discussed included:
* Assumptions [continued from May-July] (-5- posts);
* social labor vs. socially necessary labor [began late July] (-5-
posts);
* "basic concepts and method" and alternative conceptions of the world
market (-5- posts);
* Mattick and abstract labor [arose out of abstract labor thread from
previous months] (-4- posts);
* "books are weapons" [concerns Mike W's slogan; see his #2791];
* About Capital Reading ML [a report by Iwao in #2819 on his reading
*Capital* list in Japanese];
* Self-acting subject [arose out of abstract labor thread; concerns
Postone];
* Pauperism, GLCA, AGLCA, IRA, etc.
* Taylorism and scientific management [arose out of "value of labor
power and real wages" thread].
* Continuous technical change?
In addition, an explanation for the birth of what became OPE-L was given
in my 5-part series called:
* "CONCEPTION DAY" (see #s 2794-2798 from 8/6).
II. An Outstanding Issue
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* The CAP-L seminar on depreciation has been postponed, but will
happen. Details, hopefully, will be forthcoming shortly.
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OVERALL, August *began very slowly* (a total of 63 posts were written
from August 1-25, 47 of which were written between before the 22nd), but
*ended with a flurry* (the numbers began to skyrocket on 8/26 when 31
posts were written; 76 posts were written between August 26-28). In a
sense, one could say that the doldrums of Summer ended with "Hurricane
Value of Labor Power and Real Wage", whose strong winds raced through the
list on 8/26. As September and the Fall begins, I anticipate posts/month
and participation rates will rise significantly above the average #s for
the Summer.
In OPE-L Solidarity,
Jerry