Braudel's Provocation

[bens_dad]

I've just come across a reference to Braudel's Provocation (you need to scroll down a bit). [ The published paper, by P.J.Taylor, is at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0962-6298(99)00060-8 ].

Apparently Braudel's thesis is that capitalism is inherently anti-market and that capitalism is not about markets but monopolies. This may not be news to all of you, but it sure is a relief to me to be able to be anti-capitalist without being anti-market.

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[martinoh.livejournal.com]

I am unaccountably drawn to the works of Lewis Carroll, specifically "Through the looking glass".

Why the quote,"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, "it means just what I chose it to mean – neither more nor less." should present itself so strongly to my unconscious self remains a mystery to me though.