• Rentier capitalism: contemporary forms of rent and its effects on capital

    City, University of London London, England, United Kingdom

    New date: November 7th and 8th. City, University of London. The rise of intangible over tangible assets, real estate bubbles and financialisation are among the stylized facts of what could be called rentier capitalism. An era within capitalism where capital accumulation is increasingly driven (and hampered) by rent-seeking and predation. Everywhere in the economy we […]