kapitalisme

The Cambridge history of capitalism

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"Modern economic growth, defined as a sustained rise in per capita income (Kuznets 1966C001-025), has created higher levels of prosperity for many more people on earth than was ever thought possible before it began. Moreover, it began not so very long ago, perhaps as late as the…

Global capitalism: its fall and rise in the twentieth century

by Frieden, Jeffry, (Jeffry A.)

fromNorton paperback

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In 1900 international trade reached unprecedented levels and the world's economies were more open to one another than ever before. Then as now, many people considered globalization to be inevitable and irreversible. Yet the entire edifice collapsed in a few months in 1914. Globa…

Tissue economies: blood, organs, and cell lines in late capitalism

by Waldby, Cathy, Mitchell, Robert

fromE-Duke books scholarly collection

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A cultural studies account of how the "bio-value" of blood, stem cells, organs, and cell lines moves back and forth between 'gift' and 'commodity'

Tissue economies: blood, organs, and cell lines in late capitalism

by Waldby, Cathy, Mitchell, Robert

fromScience and cultural theory

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"As new medical technologies are developed, more and more human tissues - such as skin, bones, heart valves, embryos, and stem cell lines - are stored and distributed for therapeutic and research purposes. The accelerating circulation of human tissue fragments raises profound so…

Silent theft: the private plunder of our common wealth

by Bollier, David

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"In Silent Theft, David Bollier argues that a great untold story of our time is the staggering privatization and abuse of our common wealth. Corporations are engaged in a relentless plunder of dozens of resources that we collectively own - publicly funded medical breakthroughs, …

The empire of mind: digital piracy and the anti-capitalist movement

by Strangelove, Michael

fromDigital futures

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"Where many critics see the Internet as an instrument of corporate hegemony, Michael Strangelove sees something else: an alternative space inhabited by communities dedicated to anarchic freedom, culture jamming, alternative journalism, and resistance to authoritarian forms of co…

"Alex Callinicos analyses the development of the movement, distinguishes between the different political forces within it, and explores the strategic dilemmas - notably over violence and the nation-state - that it increasingly confronts. He argues that the movement is directed a…

An anti-capitalist manifesto

by Callinicos, Alex

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"Alex Callinicos analyses the development of the movement, distinguishes between the different political forces within it, and explores the strategic dilemmas - notably over violence and the nation-state - that it increasingly confronts. He argues that the movement is directed a…