Capitalism without Capital
Capitalism without Capital
Jonathan Haskel
Bill Gates
Explains how things we can’t touch are reshaping the economy. - Bill Gates
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Capitalism without Capital

Capitalism without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy

Jonathan Haskel
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Jonathan Haskel
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In the groundbreaking exploration "Capitalism without Capital," authors Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake chart the seismic shift in the global economy's backbone from the tangible to the intangible. This pivotal work delves into the dawn of the 21st century, marking an era where investments in intangible assets—such as innovation, brand value, and digital products—eclipse those in physical goods. By weaving together extensive research with insightful analysis, Haskel and Westlake illuminate how this intangible revolution is not just reshaping businesses across industries—from high-tech behemoths to your neighborhood café—but also stirring profound economic transformations, from widening inequality to the puzzling stagnation of productivity. "Capitalism without Capital" stands as a beacon for understanding the nuanced dynamics of today's economy, offering a lucid account of how intangible assets are becoming the principal drivers of economic success and challenging. Haskel and Westlake not only quantify the significant investment shifts among developed economies but also dissect the unique economic properties of intangibles and their far-reaching implications. As the narrative unfolds, the authors propose visionary scenarios for an intangible-dominant future and lay down strategic pathways for leaders, investors, and policymakers to leverage the invisible assets fueling modern capitalism. This book is an indispensable guide for anyone eager to grasp the contours of a rapidly evolving economic landscape where the unseen is king.

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Released
2017
7 Nov
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Explains how things we can’t touch are reshaping the economy. - Bill Gates
A more recent concern relates to “financialization” and associated short-termism. Financialization is the growing importance of norms, metrics, and incentives from the financial sector to the wider economy. Some of the concerns expressed are that, for example, managers are increasingly awarded stock options to align their incentives with those of shareholders; companies are often explicitly managed to increase short-term shareholder value; and financial engineering, such as share buybacks and earnings management, has become a more important part of senior managers’ jobs. The end result is that rather than finance serving business, business serves finance: the tail wags the dog. What John Kay described as “obliquity,” the idea that making money was a consequence of, or a second-order benefit of, serving one’s customers and building good businesses, is driven out (Kay 2010).
— Jonathan Haskel, Capitalism without Capital

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