Capitalism Reloaded

The Rise of the Authoritarian-Financial Complex
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-5292-3385-8
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND license. In Capitalism Reloaded, Peter Bloom charts a pivotal shift from the well-known military-industrial complex to a new ‘Authoritarian-Financial Complex’. Unlike its predecessor, which centred on armaments and defence, this emerging power structure fuses financial interests with advanced surveillance and digital control, turning social repression into a lucrative industry. Bloom introduces a ground breaking theory of ‘complex power', where control itself becomes a central driver of capitalism, shaping economies and societies. Bloom explores how this insatiable demand for security and profit extends beyond traditional authoritarian regimes, permeating everyday life and eroding democratic freedoms. This book challenges readers to confront the deep entanglements of modern capitalism before they solidify into a techno-authoritarian order.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bloom, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Konservativismus
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Capitalism Reloaded

2. Complexifying Power

3. The Rise of the Authoritarian-Financial Complex

4. Securitizing History

5. Growing Global Authoritarian Markets

6. Producing Precarity

7. Insatiable Control

8. Repressive Progress

9. Perpetual Crisis

10. Breaking Free from the Authoritarian-Financial Complex

Über Autor(innen)

Bloom, Peter
University of Essex

Peter Bloom is Professor of Management at the University of Essex.