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3 - “Ink-Stained Fingers”

The Information of Commerce and Finance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2021

Paul M. Dover
Affiliation:
Kennesaw State University, Georgia
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A bold, recent thesis contends that capitalism is defined not by flows of capital but instead by the flow of information, in what the author calls an “information nexus.” Capitalism, he argues, is possible only when there is a sufficient circulation of information between the system’s various stakeholders, along with institutions that abet it, governments that permit it, and practices that encourage it. “The only characteristic that is exclusive to capitalism,” the argument goes, “is the enhanced ability to marshal information.”

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • “Ink-Stained Fingers”
  • Paul M. Dover, Kennesaw State University, Georgia
  • Book: The Information Revolution in Early Modern Europe
  • Online publication: 24 September 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316556177.003
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  • “Ink-Stained Fingers”
  • Paul M. Dover, Kennesaw State University, Georgia
  • Book: The Information Revolution in Early Modern Europe
  • Online publication: 24 September 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316556177.003
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  • “Ink-Stained Fingers”
  • Paul M. Dover, Kennesaw State University, Georgia
  • Book: The Information Revolution in Early Modern Europe
  • Online publication: 24 September 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316556177.003
Available formats
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