Acknowledgments -- Introduction: an industrial way of life -- Imagining the franchise : structures, social relations, and cultural work -- From ownership to partnership : the institutionalization of franchise relations -- Sharing worlds : difference, deference, and the creative context of...

In 2000, the European Council set its sights on becoming the world’s top knowledge-based economy. To that end, they aimed to achieve a goal of spending 3% of GDP on research and development by 2010. Their Lisbon Strategy recommended a number of efforts on the European Union and national...