A Commodified World: Mapping the Limits of Capitalism

A Commodified World critiques the notion that in Late Capitalism all economic relations become always ever more commodified, while 'non—capitalist' activities disappear. It demonstrates that a combination of new 'cultures of resistance' all constrain this tendency or even threaten to reverse it. Colin Williams finds that, even in the advanced economies, a non—commodified realm persists that is as large as the commodified sphere and growing relative to it. He draws on extensive empirical evi...