progress in economics, an ongoing series

Juan Jose Barrios jota at netgate.com.uy
Fri Sep 8 18:48:03 PDT 2000


Can you explain what those Principles are all about?? thanks

juan

Carrol Cox wrote:


> Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> > The introduction of new technologies is one
> > form to avoid the Dilbert Principle.
>
> Do you get impossible constructions such as this very often in
> economics literature? And this sentence might also be an
> instance of the importance that "laws" of science (unlike the
> movement they describe) exist only in the mind. I take it that
> the gentleman wants to avoid certain situations within a
> business firm, not "the Dilbert Principle" which is a bit of
> discourse describing such situations.
>
> Carrol



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