tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post9065096201626348790..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: The Luddites Had a Time Machine! (and other claims the truth or falsehood of which is not relevant)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-36226931456289450612015-01-22T04:20:03.738-05:002015-01-22T04:20:03.738-05:00Interestingly, the Wikipedia article on Kay lays t...Interestingly, the Wikipedia article on Kay lays the blame for his problems on the Shuttle Club - a consortium of manufacturers formed to deny him his patent fees, explicitly absolving weavers' riots, and notes that the shuttle was in general use quite quickly. One can only speculate what what lengths Brad deLong would go to over such a mistake if Acemoglu and Robinson were, say, anthropologists rather than economists.Peter Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289172253358199028noreply@blogger.com