Technology and Oligopoly Capitalism is a major contribution to our
understanding of how technology oligopolies are shaping America’s
social, economic, and political reality. Technology oligopolies are
the most powerful socioeconomic entities in America. From cradle to
grave, the decisions they make affect the most intimate aspects of
our lives, how we work, what we eat, our health, how we
communicate, what we know and believe, whom we elect, and how we
relate to one another and to nature. Their power over markets,
trade, regulation, and most every aspect of our governance is more
intrusive and farther-reaching than ever. They benefit from tax
breaks, government guarantees, and bailouts that we must pay for
and have no control over. Their accumulation of capital creates
immense wealth for a minuscule elite, deepening disparities while
politics and governance become ever more subservient to their
power. They determine our skills and transform employment through
the tools and services they create, as no other organizations can.
They produce a vast array of goods and services with labor,
marketing, and research that are more intrusively controlled than
ever, as workplace rights and job security are curtailed or
disappear. Our consumption of their products—and their capacity
to promote wants—is deep and far reaching, while the waste they
generate raises concerns about the survival of life on our planet.
And their links to geopolitics and the martial domain are stronger
than ever, as they influence how warfare is waged and who will be
vanquished. Technology and Oligopoly Capitalism’s critical,
multidisciplinary perspective provides a systemic vision of how
oligopolistic power shapes these forces and phenomena. An inclusive
approach spans the spectrum of technology oligopolies and the ways
in which they deploy their power. Numerous, previously unpublished
ideas expand the repertory of established work on the topics
covered, advancing explanatory quality—to elucidate how and why
technology oligopolies operate as they do, the dysfunctions that
accompany their power, and their effects on society and nature.
This book has no peers in the literature, in its scope, the
unprecedented amount and diversity of documentation, the breadth of
concepts, and the vast number of examples it provides. Its premises
deserve to be taken into account by every student, researcher,
policymaker, and author interested in the socioeconomic and
political dimensions of technology in America.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Luis Suarez-Villa
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
386 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-238615-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
1-03-238615-0 |
Barcode: |
9781032386157 |
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