Name: Platform Capitalism
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ISBN: 9781509504879

Type

Physical Book

Author

Nick Srnicek

Publisher

Polity Press

Year

2016

Language

English

Pages

120

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

18.8 x 12.2 x 2.0 cm

ISBN13

9781509504879

Edition No.

Synopsis "Platform Capitalism"

What unites Google and Facebook, Apple and Microsoft, Siemens and GE, Uber and Airbnb? Across a wide range of sectors, these firms are transforming themselves into platforms: businesses that provide the hardware and software foundation for others to operate on. This transformation signals a major shift in how capitalist firms operate and how they interact with the rest of the economy: the emergence of 'platform capitalism'. This book critically examines these new business forms, tracing their genesis from the long downturn of the 1970s to the boom and bust of the 1990s and the aftershocks of the 2008 crisis. It shows how the fundamental foundations of the economy are rapidly being carved up among a small number of monopolistic platforms, and how the platform introduces new tendencies within capitalism that pose significant challenges to any vision of a post-capitalist future. This book will be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how the most powerful tech companies of our time are transforming the global economy."Also available as an audiobook.

Nick Srnicek

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Nick Srnicek (Canada, 1982) is an academic and writer specialized in digital economy and contemporary political theory. PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics, he is currently a professor in the Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London. His work focuses on the intersection between technology, economy, and politics, being a prominent figure in the accelerationism movement and in debates about postcapitalism. He has been editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies and has collaborated with various international academic institutions.

Among his most notable works are Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work (2015, with Alex Williams), Platform Capitalism (2016), and After Work: A History of Home and the Struggle for Free Time (2023, with Helen Hester). These essays address topics such as automation, the digital economy, and the reorganization of work and leisure in contemporary society. Srnicek is recognized for his critical and proactive approach to the challenges of capitalism in the digital age.

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