Enrichment: The New Form of Capitalism? A Reply to Boltanski and Esquerre
Luc Boltanski and Arnaud Esquerre have proposed a new way to think about capitalism. First, they develop a novel, pragmatic approach to value, which allows them to distinguish three distinctive «economies» within capitalism: industry, finance and what they call «enrichment». Then, they analyze a gro...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:tp_690 en https://journals.openedition.org/tp/690 2020-05-26T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/lh9g All rights reserved Enrichment: The New Form of Capitalism? A Reply to Boltanski and Esquerre Teoria politica Rosenberg & Sellier info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1972-5477 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0394-1248 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/tp Fraser, Nancy Form of Capitalism Spirit of Capitalism Industry Finance Enrichment Economy Luc Boltanski and Arnaud Esquerre have proposed a new way to think about capitalism. First, they develop a novel, pragmatic approach to value, which allows them to distinguish three distinctive «economies» within capitalism: industry, finance and what they call «enrichment». Then, they analyze a growing «enrichment economy», which encompasses markets in fine arts, limited-edition luxury goods, high-end collectibles and the creation and exploitation of national patrimonies, heritage sites and appellation controllée regimes. My essay details the originality and insightfulness of their contribution. But I also air doubts about what precisely the authors mean by capitalism; whether and in what sense they have offered a critique of it; and whether and in what respects their diagnosis clarifies the current conjuncture and the prospects for emancipatory struggle. I conclude by sketching an account that incorporates their contribution within a broader conception of expropriative-financialized capitalism and better discloses the potential for anti-capitalist mobilization. |
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Luc Boltanski and Arnaud Esquerre have proposed a new way to think about capitalism. First, they develop a novel, pragmatic approach to value, which allows them to distinguish three distinctive «economies» within capitalism: industry, finance and what they call «enrichment». Then, they analyze a growing «enrichment economy», which encompasses markets in fine arts, limited-edition luxury goods, high-end collectibles and the creation and exploitation of national patrimonies, heritage sites and appellation controllée regimes. My essay details the originality and insightfulness of their contribution. But I also air doubts about what precisely the authors mean by capitalism; whether and in what sense they have offered a critique of it; and whether and in what respects their diagnosis clarifies the current conjuncture and the prospects for emancipatory struggle. I conclude by sketching an account that incorporates their contribution within a broader conception of expropriative-financialized capitalism and better discloses the potential for anti-capitalist mobilization. |
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Enrichment: The New Form of Capitalism? A Reply to Boltanski and Esquerre |
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Enrichment: The New Form of Capitalism? A Reply to Boltanski and Esquerre |
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Enrichment: The New Form of Capitalism? A Reply to Boltanski and Esquerre |
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Enrichment: The New Form of Capitalism? A Reply to Boltanski and Esquerre |
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Enrichment: The New Form of Capitalism? A Reply to Boltanski and Esquerre |
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