The thesis of cognitive capitalism. New research perspectives

Lucarelli Stefano , Carlo Vercellone (1)

1 CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne

This Special Issue, The Thesis of Cognitive Capitalism. New Research Perspectives, proposes a set of contributions that presents some of the research lines organized around the thesis of cognitive capitalism, a project that insists upon rereading the historical development of the capital/labor relation from the point of view of the knowledge economy. In this introduction we outline a method of analysis in terms of cognitive capitalism by insisting on the critique of conventional theories of both the economics of knowledge and the knowledge-based economy. This is done in order to explain the role of knowledge in the long-term development of capitalism, while providing a Marxian theoretical map of historical time in the process.

Mots clés: cognitive capitalism; knowledge-based economy; theory of value

Domaines: Economies et finances

Lucarelli Stefano, Carlo Vercellone (Dir.). The thesis of cognitive capitalism. New research perspectives. Knowledge Cultures, pp.229, 2014. ⟨halshs-00969289⟩