In
his new book The Critique of
Commodification – Contours of a Postcapitalist Society (OUP, 2021) Christoph
Hermann critical investigates the concept of commodification and relates the
associated dynamics to current political economy developments. Importantly, he
demonstrates how production for profit instead of human needs results in enormously
harmful consequences for humanity and nature alike. In this blog post, I will
discuss some of the key contributions of this highly important book.
