The first, managerial capitalism, began in 1932 and was defined by the then radical notion that firms ought to have professional management. Rereading marx in the age of digital capitalism christian fuchs. Pdf information capitalism refers to the increasing importance of. Nearly a century ago, max webers the protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism articulated the animating spirit of the industrial age, the protestant ethic. The hacker ethic and the spirit of the information age. The information age economy, society, and culture volume i the. Media and new capitalism in the digital age the spirit of. It suggests instead that th e information age is to a great extent the latest form of capitalism with all that entails. Now, pekka himanentogether with linus torvalds and manuel castellsarticulates how hackers represent a new, opposing ethos for the information age. Sinclair university of warwick summary this lecture questions the assumption that information technology brings about a new age of reason and opportunity. Adorno, capitalism, contemporary society, information society theory, modern. The end of the golden age of capitalism springerlink. Download capitalism and the information age or read capitalism and the information age online books in pdf, epub and mobi format.
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