Peter E. Pflaum - Golden Globe -

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RE: Shadow Prices, shadow values:

Economics is the study of human activity. Historically the

first question was about wealth. (

The Wealth of Nations).

Spain had great "riches" from the Andes. "Riches" were not

wealth.

The importation of gold created a confusion between

wealth and money. (and inflation) Wealth is productive

capacity. Production creates riches, but productive capacity

produces wealth. P and PC P = the golden egg (riches) PC =

a magic goose = productive capacity. (Covey, Seven Habits of

Effective People)

Now if you look long term - very long term the productive

capacity means taking care of your goose. If you kill the

goose, for short term profits you loose both riches and

wealth.

The second economic question had to do with distribution

(Das Capital) - Production requires cooperation - long term

systems - like the Keiretsu (formerly the Zaibatsu ) (MITSU,

23 members, Mitsubishi. 28 members - Sumitomo - 21 members,

Fuji - 29 members, Sanwa Group, 39 members, Dai_icki, 45

members, Deutsche Bank-Daimler-Benz, and Hatachi has 688

members in the family, Toyota 175 and 4.000 associates. With

in self-owning industrial groups, distribution questions can

be settled in a tribal way with cooperative between workers

and owners.

There were called cartels.

The problem with American Capitalism was instability due to

over production. Too many firms making to much.

Rationalization by people such as Morgan and John D.

allowed market stability, long term planning, and vast

capital growth. But public policy didn't like the "robber

barons" and they did not fit classical economic theory.

Keysian demand stabilization was a response to the great

depression.

The war did us no end of good.

The activities of Japanese groups is stability, long term

growth, cooperation, good relationships, rather than profits

- as a bottom line.

Their values are different therefore

they act different. American firms in the need to produce

those golden eggs (quarterly profits) had produced a sick

goose.

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