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Paul Mason is a British journalist, broadcaster, and author known for his work on economics, social change, and technology. He has served as economics editor for BBC Newsnight and Channel 4 News and has written several books analyzing the global economy and the future of capitalism.
Known for: Postcapitalism: A Guide To Our Future
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Postcapitalism: A Guide To Our Future
PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future is a nonfiction work by British journalist and economist Paul Mason. The book explores how technological change, automation, and information networks are transforming the global economy and potentially leading to a post-capitalist society. Mason argues that capitalism is reaching its limits due to declining profitability, environmental constraints, and the rise of collaborative, non-market forms of production enabled by digital technology.
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Historical Overview: The Evolution of Capitalism
Capitalism did not descend upon humanity fully formed; it evolved through centuries of experimentation, crisis, and reinvention. I begin the story with mercantilism, that strange hybrid of empire and trade through which European powers amassed wealth and colonized vast territories. This was capitali...
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The Long Waves Theory: Understanding Capitalism’s Cycles
Drawing on Nikolai Kondratiev’s theory of long waves, I argue that capitalism moves through fifty- to sixty-year cycles, each driven by clusters of revolutionary technologies and modes of organization. Steam powered the first wave; electricity and the internal combustion engine the second; informati...
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About Paul Mason
Paul Mason is a British journalist, broadcaster, and author known for his work on economics, social change, and technology. He has served as economics editor for BBC Newsnight and Channel 4 News and has written several books analyzing the global economy and the future of capitalism.
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