Who coined the phrase 'soft capitalism'?
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Correct answer: C. Nigel Thrift
Explanation
The geographer Nigel Thrift ('The Rise of Soft Capitalism', 1997; Knowing Capitalism, 2005) used it for a knowledge- and affect-driven capitalism of management theory and the 'new economy'.
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