Under advanced capitalism, commodification expands into all corners of social and political life, with devastating consequences. Finding a limit to this process is more urgent than ever. Not ...

In early May, an eclectic group of scholars, cultural practitioners, and community representatives came together on the grounds of the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus to discuss ...

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The scale, scope, and kinds of things that can be commoditized are expanding in the global framework of late capitalism. Drawing from Marx' original definition of the commodity, commodification is the ...

This article is part of ourEconomy's 'Decolonising the economy' series. The 2008 global financial crisis revealed that the accumulation of capital has its limits. But it also proved that capital has ...

With universities facing pressure to show the value of their research, to promote economic development and to find new sources of revenue, links between academic researchers and business are being ...

Thinking this way, talking this language, reinforces our regrettable tendency to view and treat all objects, relationships, and conditions as presumptively subject to exchange. The vocabulary of ...

New products have a profit boost initially, then margins fall as competition increases. Commoditization forces prices lower and companies to compete primarily on cost. In high-commoditization sectors ...