Capitalism is dead The 1 bestselling economist shows how the owners of big tech have become the world s feudal overlords What an amazing piece of work this is Everyone should read it 100 out of 100 IRVINE WELSHIn his boldest and most far reaching book yet world famous economist Yanis Varoufakis argues that capitalism is dead and a new economic era has begun Insane sums of money that were supposed to re float our economies in the wake of the financial crisis and the pandemic have ended up supercharging big tech s hold over every aspect of the economy Capitalism s twin pillars markets and profit have been replaced with big tech s platforms and rents Meanwhile with every click and scroll we labour like serfs to increase its power Welcome to technofeudalism Drawing on stories from Greek Myth and pop culture from Homer to Mad Men Varoufakis explains this revolutionary transformation how it enslaves our minds how it rewrites the rules of global power and ultimately what it will take overthrow it A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An epochal once in a millennium shift this isn t just new technology This is the world grappling with an entirely new economic system and therefore political power Carole Cadwalladr Observer With superb st
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Editorial: Random House International
ISBN: 9781847927279
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 304
Tiempo de lectura:
6h 15m
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/01/2023
Año de edición: 2023
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Escrito por Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis es profesor de economía, exministro de Finanzas de Grecia y cofundador del movimiento internacional DiEM25, que lucha por el resurgimiento de la democracia en Europa.
Es autor de El minotauro global (Capitán Swing, 2012), Economía sin corbata: conversaciones con mi hija (Destino, 2015), ¿Y los pobres sufren lo que deben? (Deusto, 2016) y Comportarse como adultos (Deusto, 2017).
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