bureaucratization Archives – Capital As Power

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The Autocatalytic Sprawl of Pseudorational Mastery

Posted On October 8, 2019May 9, 2021 By Blair Fix

The Autocatalytic Sprawl of Pseudorational Mastery ULF MARTIN May 2019 Abstract According to Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler (2009), capital is not an economic quantity, but a mode of power. Their fundamental thesis could be summarized as follows: capital is power quantified in monetary terms. But what do we do when we quantify? What is […]

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Martin, ‘The Autocatalytic Sprawl of Pseudorational Mastery ‘

Posted On June 1, 2019September 18, 2021 By jmc

Abstract Winner of the 2018 RECASP Essay Prize According to Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler (2009), capital is not an economic quantity, but a mode of power. Their fundamental thesis could be summarized as follows: capital is power quantified in monetary terms. But what do we do when we quantify? What is the nature of […]