>But your opponents here argue that all this is mere history.
>There once was history (perhaps), but that's all over now.
>The timeless truth of _today's_ terms of trade between center and
>periphery is...well, self-evident - aren't markets efficient?
That's not my argument, if you're referring to me.
Could you specify the contribution of the periphery to the center's prosperity today instead of treating it as self-evident?
Doug