================= HES POSTING ================= A colleague (John Moore, History) remembers reading the phrase 'new ideas spread (or move) at the rate of a mile a year' (or something very similar)in some eighteenth century economic writing, possibly Arthur Young. He would like to find it again. I can't help. Can anyone? Suggestions to me direct, please ([log in to unmask]) - I can't say 'direct to him', because he declines to use e-mail. ---------------------- Tony Brewer ([log in to unmask]) University of Bristol, Department of Economics 8 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1TN, England Phone (+44/0)117 928 8428 Fax (+44/0)117 928 8577 ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]