New Arrival The Urban Field

Capital and Governmentality in the Age of Techno-Monopoly
A critical examination of the relationship between capital and the state, and the generation of an urban governmentality centred on the economization of knowledge and technology. A rethinking of the role of contemporary urbanism in todays knowledge-intensive capitalism.
We live in an era of techno-monopoly power in which technocapitalism – through ubiquitous digital platforms – has colonized both the internet and key aspects of our everyday lives. Cities and larger urban and metropolitan environments have provided a fertile ground for the rise and rapid growth of this power. In The Urban Field, Moisio and Rossi reveal an urban monopoly capitalism supported by the corporatized state. They critically examine the relationship between capital and the state, and the generation of an urban governmentality centred on the economization of knowledge and technology in four key sites: labour