| Title |
Smart City Toronto: Extraction, Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism |
| ID_Doc |
45165 |
| Authors |
Jenkins, BL |
| Title |
Smart City Toronto: Extraction, Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
Canadian Journal Of Communication, 47, 2 |
| DOI |
10.22230/cjc.2022v47n2a4185 |
| Abstract |
Background: The failure of Sidewalk Labs' smart city initiative in Toronto provides insight into the imperatives and contradictions of platform capitalism. Analysis: A political economy analysis reveals why this Alphabet subsidiary sought to expand the project beyond the parameters of the initial plan, stepping into a vacuum created by neoliberal forms of governance. Ultimately, the company's expansionism resulted in a political backlash that scuttled the plan. Conclusion and implications: This case study highlights the political contradictions of platform capitalism, emphasizing the diversification of corporate strategies characterized by the extraction of data, enclosure of platforms, and accumulation of rentier profits. |
| Author Keywords |
smart city; platform capitalism; neoliberalism |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000798521400001 |
| WoS Category |
Communication |
| Research Area |
Communication |
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