The information nexus : global capitalism from the Renaissance to the present
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書誌事項
The information nexus : global capitalism from the Renaissance to the present
Cambridge University Press, 2016
- : pbk
- : hardback
大学図書館所蔵 全8件
注記
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Capitalism is central to our understanding of contemporary economic and political life and yet what does it really mean? If, as has now been shown to be the case, capital and property rights existed in pre-modern and pre-capitalist societies, what is left of our understanding of capitalism? Steven G. Marks' provocative new book calls into question everything we thought we knew about capitalism, from the word's very origins and development to the drivers of Western economic growth. Ranging from the Middle Ages to the present, The Information Nexus reveals that the truly distinctive feature of capitalism is business's drive to acquire and analyze information, supported by governments that allow unfettered access to public data. This new interpretation of capitalism helps to explain the rise of the West, puts our current information age into historical perspective, and provides a benchmark for the comparative assessment of economic systems in today's globalized environment.
目次
- Part I. 'Capitalism', Word and Concept: 1. Cries of pain: the word 'capitalism'
- 2. 'Capitalism' in the mirror of the twentieth century
- 3. The myths of capitalism
- Part II. The Information Nexus: 4. Early modern Europe's expanding field of vision: the origins of capitalism
- 5. Age of electricity and engines: America's mass market
- 6. The digital age and the globalization of capitalism
- Conclusion
- Index.
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