Re-inventing invention: New tendencies in capitalist commodification

Economy and Society

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-306

  Thrift, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commodity; Intellect; Invention; Knowledge; Space; Value

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; COMMODITY; ECONOMIC THEORY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 33646096741     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140600635755     Document Type: Article

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