Capitalism Without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy

by Stian Westlake and Jonathan Haskel

Book Overview

The first comprehensive account of the growing dominance of the intangible economy

Early in the twenty-first century, a quiet revolution occurred. For the first time, the major developed economies began to invest more in intangible assets, like design, branding, R&D, and software, than in tangible assets, like machinery, buildings, and computers. For all sorts of businesses, from tech firms and pharma companies to coffee shops and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691175039
• ISBN13: 9780691175034
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"