The Age of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism, Where all of Life is a Paid-For Experience
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- Synopsis
- We are in the midst of a new age in which "concepts, ideas and images--not things--are the real items of value" and where "the purchase of lived experiences becomes the consummate commodity Today's companies avoid amassing physical capital, which can later prove "an albatross" that prevents them from keeping up with rapid technological advances. Instead, they prefer to "outsource ownership," contracting third parties to provide and maintain equipment. This trend combines with others, such as the proliferation of service relationships, to put more emphasis on access than ownership, heralding a time when what companies sell will be human experience itself and all cultural activities will be commodified.
- Copyright:
- 2000
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 334 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781585420186
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 01/15/08
- Copyrighted By:
- Jeremy Rifkin
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Business and Finance
- Submitted By:
- jnuttallphd
- Proofread By:
- jill o'connell
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.