Changemakers: The Industrious Future of the Digital Economy

ISBN-13: 9781509538904 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 160 str.

Adam Arvidsson

Opis

"This book argues that, as industrial capitalism enters a period of prolonged crisis, a new paradigm of "industrious modernity" is emerging. Based on small-scale, commons-based and market-oriented entrepreneurship, this industrious modernity is being pioneered by the many outcasts that no longer find a place within a crumbling industrial modernity"--

Recenzje

'The struggle for the future of capitalism is uncertain, but Adam Arvidsson is a singular and observant voice in describing the global repositioning towards new forms of "industrious" capitalism that are creating vast neo-nomadic economies, beyond the control both of nation-states and of the governance mechanisms of global financial capital. One of the most original books and analyses of the last decade. I cannot recommend it enough.' Michel Bauwens, Founder of the P2P Foundation 'Arvidsson's book works like a cold shower: every sentence wakes you up from a slumber. His thesis is that we are witnessing a re-feudalization of capitalism, where ordinary people matter very little, and society is carved out between powerful lords. This book is innovative, bold, and will be discussed.' Eva Illouz, EHESS, Paris

Spis treści

Contents Acknowledgements 1 To Change the World: On Industrious Modernity 2 The Crisis of Digital Capitalism 3 The Industrious Economy 4 Industrious Capitalism 5 A New Industrious Revolution? Notes

O autorze

Adam Arvidsson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Naples, Federico II.