This book argues that we are undergoing a transition from industrial capitalism to a new form of capitalism - what the author calls ‘cognitive capitalism’. We live in a time of transition, argues Yann Moulier Boutang. But the irony is that this is not a transition to a new type of society called socialism , as many on the Left had assumed; rather, it is a transition to a new type of capitalism. Socialism has been left behind by a new revolution in our midst. We live in a time of transition, argues Yann Moulier Boutang. But the irony is that this is not a transition to a new type of society called socialism , as many on the Left had assumed; rather, it is a transition to a new type of capitalism. Socialism has been left behind by a new revolution in our midst. Preface to the English editionIntroduction Chapter I The New Frontiers of Political Economy Chapter II What cognitive capitalism is not Chapter IIIWhat is cognitive capitalism?Chapter IV New capitalism, new contradictions Chapter VThe question of social classes and the composition of cognitive capitalismChapter VI Macroeconomic dynamics: going beyond the critique of neoliberalism and financialisationChapter VII Envoi: A Manifesto for the Pollen SocietyChapter VIII Does the financial crisis sound the knell of a capitalism cognitive that is stillborn?