Thoughtful review of "The Spectre of State Capitalism", in dialogue with Orain's "Le monde confisqué", by Teddy Paikin for the journal History of Political Economy read.dukeupress.edu/hope/article...
@iliasalami.bsky.socialIlias Alami
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Assistant prof political economy University of Cambridge Books: Money Power in Emerging Markets (2020); The Spectre of State Capitalism (now out and free to download!) Editor Economy and Society Member Second Cold War Observatory
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@pbresnihan.bsky.socialReposted by @iliasalami.bsky.socialWhen we talk about data centre expansion representing an 'irrational allocation of resources' (@iliasalami.bsky.social), this is what we are talking about.
When there are severe deficits in social infrastructure, construction capacity should not be funnelled into speculative AI.
@christophsorg.bsky.socialReposted by @iliasalami.bsky.socialVery excited for the kick-off conference of my new Einstein Foundation research project next week. Featuring lots of empirical work on corporate, financial and state planning and a @futurehistories.bsky.social Live Episode.
Registration, timetable etc. here: buff.ly/ciCXIxB
@jmigozzi.bsky.socialReposted by @iliasalami.bsky.socialUnder Sarkozy, Hollande, and Macron, France became a tax haven, multiplying fiscal schemes for large firms and wealthy households. Public budgets now lack billions. Now financial markets put more pressure. Meanwhile, high school students protest because they don't have enough teachers - or desks.
@jmigozzi.bsky.socialReposted by @iliasalami.bsky.socialFrance is on the edge of fascism. The crackdown on high school students protesting for better conditions is savage. A student lost an eye due to a rubber-bullet shot. The former Minister of the Interior wants to declare illegal the first left wing party. www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/tours/malheu...
@iliasalami.bsky.socialDreadful!
@iliasalami.bsky.socialThe French cops use weapons of war against children. All is well.
@futurehistories-lab.comReposted by @iliasalami.bsky.socialExcited to announce our media partnership with the 'Age of Planning?' conference at the @humboldtuni.bsky.social organized by @christophsorg.bsky.social, and with a Future Histories LIVE recording with @iliasalami.bsky.social and Dylan Riley.
Find out more: buff.ly/ciCXIxB
@iliasalami.bsky.socialYep
@iliasalami.bsky.socialA great read
@the-syllabus.bsky.socialReposted by @iliasalami.bsky.socialWith governments buying stakes in AI and defense contractors, a new political economy is fueling imperialist scrambles abroad, while deepening illiberalism at home. Our essay of the week traces the rise of imperial state capitalism.
@iliasalami.bsky.socialGorgeous, both form and content
@climatedefiance.bsky.socialReposted by @iliasalami.bsky.socialHUGE UPDATE: we halted Amazon's panel at Climate Week. We shut it down so hard that every guest and every speaker had to leave the premises. No one was able to return. Their whole event lasted less time than their warehouse workers' pee break.
@iliasalami.bsky.socialI've got a new piece on imperial state capitalism and frontier tech! A prelude to the full lecture coming out soon in the pages of Antipode. @campolis.bsky.social
@illsp.bsky.socialReposted by @iliasalami.bsky.socialNew piece! Ilias Alami unpacks the drive toward state ownership in critical sectors today and details its relationship to the reconfiguration of empire. Check it out! @iliasalami.bsky.social @ieres-gwu.bsky.social
www.illiberalism.org/imperial-sta...
@iliasalami.bsky.socialExcellent stuff
@iliasalami.bsky.socialBrilliant sunday reading
@iliasalami.bsky.socialHaha gimme some of that!
@iliasalami.bsky.socialRemember when Anthropic were the good guys?
@iliasalami.bsky.socialNot sure what people at the Anthropic Institute are smoking, but it must be good stuff.
"GDP growth then rises to 15 percent per year, the
labor share of income falls from 60 to 45 percent, and nearly one in five cognitive workers is unemployed."
www-cdn.anthropic.com/files/4zrzov...