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Cognitive Capitalism, Welfare and Labour - The Commonfare Hypothesis (Paperback)
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Cognitive Capitalism, Welfare and Labour - The Commonfare Hypothesis (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
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This book deals with the transformations of both accumulation
process and labour in the transition from a Fordist to a cognitive
capitalism paradigm, with specific regard to Western economies. It
outlines the advent, after industrial capitalism, of a new phase of
the capitalist system in which the value of cognitive labour
becomes dominant. In this framework, the central stakes of capital
valorisation and forms of property are directly based on the
control and privatization of the production of collective
knowledge. Here, the transformation of knowledge itself, into a
commodity or a fictitious capital, is analyzed. Building on this
foundation, the authors outline their concept of "commonfare." This
idea of commonfare implies, as a prerequisite, the social
re-appropriation of the gains arising from the exploitation of
those social relations which are the basis of accumulation today.
This re-appropriation does not necessarily lead to the transition
from private to public ownership but it does make it necessary to
distinguish between common goods and the commonwealth. This book
explains this distinction and how common goods and the commonwealth
require a different framework of analysis. This volume will be of
great interest to all scholars and researchers, as well as a more
general readership, who wish to develop a critical thinking of the
mainstream analysis of this topic. Contributing to the
"Marxism-heterodox" approach using rigorous theoretical analysis
and empirical evidence, it is aimed at all those who act socially
and aspire to a better understanding of the development and the
contradictions of contemporary capitalism.
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