dollar was devalued in the Plaza Accord (1985);

platforms are digital infrastructures that enable two or more groups to interact.

alternatives forms of control via reputation systems,

Lean platforms operate through a hyper-outsourced model, whereby workers are outsourced, fixed capital is outsourced, maintenance costs are outsourced, and training is outsourced.

collective cooperation and knowledge become a source of value.

advertising platforms

One of the most important consequences of this schematic model of capitalism is that it demands constant technological change. In the effort to cut costs, beat out competitors, control workers, reduce turnover time, and gain market share, capitalists are incentivised to continually transform the labour process.

an effort to increase the nominal wealth of companies and households and hence their propensity to invest and consume.

productivity growth is a change in social relationships, particularly property relationships.