**** AT A GLANCE ****
Participation: 21 of 59 [35.6%]
Volume: 120 posts
New members: Chris Arthur (United Kingdom)
Terrence Mc Donough (Ireland)
Most discussed topics: "Commodity Money" and
"Contemporary Social Formations"
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**** TOPICS DISCUSSED THIS MONTH ****
A. Threads discussed at *greatest length* (20 or more posts) included:
o COMMODITY MONEY [continued from previous months; includes
"explaining inconvertible money", "value of money", "Why Marx
does not need a commodity theory of money" -- see Mike W's
2-part post on 22nd] (-36- posts);
o CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL FORMATIONS [out of "commodities, money, and
value" thread; includes "Hello and Kliman's Cat" and "Ask the
cat, dummy"] (-30- posts).
B. Threads discussed *at length* (10-19 posts):
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o COMMODITIES, MONEY, AND VALUE [out of "commodity money"
thread] (11);
o DEPRECIATION AND THE BEA [continuation of discussions from
previous months on depreciation, etc.] (12).
C. *Other topics discussed* included:
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o COMMUNISM [out of "hello and Kliman's cat" thread] (7);
o READING QUERY;
o TONY NEGRI UPDATE;
o NIPA: A PRACTICAL PROPOSAL ARISING OUT OF A GOOD DISCUSSION
[related to November's "Question about NIPA" thread; includes
"Shaikh and Tonak"].
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OVERALL, December was *focused* on "commodities and money" and
"contemporary social formations" and related topics. Volume and
participation was about average for Fall, 1997, but well below
previous averages. The end of academic semesters and the holiday
season reduced traffic to a trickle after the 23rd.
*** HAPPY NEW YEAR! ***
In solidarity, Jerry
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