I am reading Naomi Klein’s book “The shock doctrine - rise of disaster captialism”. The central theme of the book is that global free-market capitalism (the one that is actually in practice these days, not the one idealized by various groups who call themselves anarchists or libertarians or various other names) thrives on disasters - […]
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Everybody loves a good disaster (except those who are running for cover)
July 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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A case for a new “Information Economics”?
June 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Michel Bauwens asks: Can the experience economy be capitalist?.
People who are unable to understand the logic of Free Software consider digital information to be exactly similar to material goods - which it is not! The rules of economics applied to scarce, rival goods will have to be re-written before they can be applied to the […]
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Food is Gold, So invest billions in it!
June 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments
We can live without Microchips and Software, but not without food. Megacorps like Monsanto know this, and they are on a mission to eradicate poverty from the face of the earth (and, in that process, earn a bit of profit for their shareholders, which is their sacred corporate duty). In today’s Hindu, P.Sainath gives us […]
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Story of the corporation - or, what they don’t teach you at MBA Schools
May 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I recommend this film to give that final, polishing touch to your MBA degree:
The Corporation
Don’t miss the interview with Joel Bakan.
And, don’t be shocked to hear about the great humanitarian work done by the corporations!
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