Cognitive Capitalism, Welfare and Labour - 9781138654303

Taylor & Francis

Cognitive Capitalism, Welfare and LabourThe Commonfare Hypothesis\nAuthor(s): Andrea Fumagalli, Alfonso Giuliani, Stefano Lucarelli, Carlo Vercellone\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138654303, 978-1138654303\nSynopsis\nThis book deals with the transformations of both accumulation process and labour in the transition from a Fordist to a cognitive capitalism paradigm, with specific regard to Western economies. It outlines the advent, after industrial capitalism, of a new phase of the capitalist system in which the value of cognitive labour becomes dominant. In this framework, the central stakes of capital valorisation and forms of property are directly based on the control and privatization of the production of collective knowledge. Here, the transformation of knowledge itself, into a commodity or a fictitious capital, is analyzed.\n\nBuilding on this foundation, the authors outline their concept of \""commonfare.\.