In political philosophy, particularly
Frankfurt School critical theory,
advanced capitalism is the situation that pertains in a society in which the
capitalist model has been integrated and developed deeply and extensively and for a prolonged period. The expression
advanced capitalism distinguishes such societies from the historical previous forms of capitalism,
mercantilism and
industrial capitalism, and partially overlaps with the concepts of a
developed country, of the
post-industrial age, of
finance capitalism, of
post-Fordism, of the
spectacular society, of
media culture, and of "developed", "modern" and "complex" capitalism.