The "knowledge economy" is a concept commonly deemed too ambiguous and elusive to hold any significance in current economic debate. This valuable book seeks to refute that myth. Presenting an important collection of views, from a number of leading scholars, this innovative volume visibly...

Introduction -- Knowledge and learning -- Creating knowledge : transfer, exchange and gifts -- Development of economic knowledge : paradigms & new ideas -- Knowledge exchange in networks : within-firm analysis -- Knowledge exchange between firms : economic geography of high-tech firms -- The...