the knowledge economy. Regional Economies as Knowledge Laboratories illustrates how newer types of regional analysis …--utilising scientometrics, knowledge services measures and university networks, and concepts such as knowledge life cycles, experimental … knowledge creation, and knowledge ethics--are leading to a perception that regional economies increasingly resemble knowledge …

This fascinating Handbook defines how knowledge contributes to social and economic life, and vice versa. It considers … the five areas critical to acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge economy: the nature of the knowledge … economy; social, cooperative, cultural, creative, ethical and intellectual capital; knowledge and innovation systems; policy …

highlight the important role of knowledge in the production system and in doing so make an important contribution to a key …

Knowledge, Social Institutions and the Division of Labour gives rise to a new and richer institutional analysis of the … economy centred around the analysis of language, the division of labour and social knowledge. It is in this perspective that … of labour, starting from methodological problems on the communication of scientific knowledge. The volume goes on to …

The Evolution of Scientific Knowledge aims to reach a unique understanding of science with the help of economic and …

Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and … economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm … capabilities - the central argument of the book is that the extent of knowledge diffusion is an important determinant of economic …

. Using evolutionary theory, she advances the argument that knowledge spillovers operate locally. Computer-simulations analyse … economy. This insightful book explains the dynamics of regions in a global economy and sheds light on the role of knowledge in … driving regional growth. The author examines the way in which regions grow by receiving knowledge from surrounding regions …

the knowledge involved in their creation is likely to be dispersed and distributed between many individuals and over … numerous locations. The authors argue that even if one assumes that the internal knowledge base is of strategic importance to … many companies, most of the knowledge used by the majority of companies is developed outside the company. Since much …

relationship between power, knowledge and time, in the context of capital accumulation and distribution. Michèle Javary presents a …

-skilled and low-skilled workers in the knowledge economy will be welcomed by economists and policymakers interested in the complex …