In this chapter from his famous book Cool Capitalism, the author gives an overview of the main theories about the origins and spirit of capitalism. From Weber to Schumpeter, through Daniel Bell and representatives of the theory of managerial capitalism or even in the recent popular books by Boltanski and Jeremy Rifkin we can notice a standard overstatement of social and cultural changes that assets that capitalism has changed in its nature. Examining the emergence and fading of these popular theories, the author warns the reader to be cautious.
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About the US-Chilean-French film No by Pablo Larraín. (Fabula – Participant Media – Canana, 2012)
Whites in Africa
About the Dutch documentary Enjoy Poverty by Renzo Martens. (Inti Films, Renzo Martens Menselijke Activiteiten, 2009)
Photographer on the Street: under the Pretext of the Pictures by Vilmos Skuta
Divergent Middle Ways: Theoretical Categorisation of the Populist Movement
On the books István Papp: A magyar népi mozgalom története 1920-1990. [The History of the Hungarian Populist Movement 1920-1990] Budapest, Jaffa Kiadó, 2012; Bulcsu Bognár: A népies irányzat a két világháború között. Erdei Ferenc és a harmadikút képviselői. [The Populist Current between the World Wars: Ferenc Erdei and Representatives of the Third Way] Budapest, Loisir Kiadó, 2012.