Introduction -- The origin and reality of the knowledge-based economy -- Knowledge-based capacity of best performing regions -- Networks and clusters -- Knowledge clusters and their evolution -- Nurturing and attracting talent -- Managing network capital and innovation -- But what about the...

This book addresses the question of whether or not information has become a commodity and examines how infonomics and the "business of free" have changed the way companies must create and market their information to make it most accessible and valuable for their consumers. - Provided by publisher

This article will examine the claims regarding the nature of work in the emerging information society. Particularly, it will be concerned with challenging the "Death of Distance" thesis presented by F. Cairncross (1997), Beck (1998), and others. This view suggests that geography and especially...