Presents a comprehensive study of the logic and mode of existence of capital in the 21st centuryDevelops a new theory of Speculative Capital related to other forms of capital, the world market, and the state
Distinguishes credit and fictitious capital from speculative capital to show its hegemony today in the capital market

Autorentext

Achim Szepanski is the founder of the Electronic Music Labels Force Inc., and Mille Plateaux. His research focuses on speculative capital. His recent publications are Capitalisation 1 & 2, Non-Marxism, Capital and Power in the 21st Century, Imperialism, State-Fascism and the War Machines of Capital, and Ultrabablack of Music. He is the Editor of the online magazine NON.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2. Capital.- Chapter 3. Credit.- Chapter 4. The Category of Capitalisation.- Chapter 5. Fictitious Capital.- Chapter 6. Speculative Capital.- Chapter 7. Private Banks.- Chapter 8. The Financial System and the State.- Chapter 9. Capital and the World Market.- Chapter 10. Technology and Finance.- Chapter 11. The Functions of Financial Markets for the Capitalist Economy.- Chapter 12. The Financialised Subject of Risk.- Chapter 13. The Financial System and Crisis.