Re: Re: Re: Re: A reply to Ellen Meiksins Wood

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Stephen E Philion wrote:

> I had the chance out here in Hawaii to see Harvey and Spivak speak last
> month. Harvey, as dry as his speaking style is, was clearly making links
> between issues of globalization, culture, envronment and political
> economy. Spivak's talk was very frustrating on the other hand. Aside from
> a few comments about the 'disgusting' use of neo-liberal ideology being
> employed as 'teaching materials' in developing countries, she really had
> nothing to say w/ regard to the political economy of globalization.
> Everything was on some cultural identity plane.  I didn't find her
> threatening to the big boys in any sense of the phrase.

The Big Boys she meant were left political economists and such, not
the ruling class. But you're right that her comments on political
economy aren't any great shakes.

Doug