"The book, which alternates between analysis of the economic transformation and examination of the tools and concepts of the discipline, begins by discussing "knowledge" as an economic good and the historical development of the knowledge-based economies. It then develops a conceptual framework for considering the issues raised. Topics considered in the remaining chapters include forms of knowledge production, codification and infusion, incentives and institutions for the efficient production of knowledge (including discussions of private markets and "open" sources), and knowledge management as a new organizational capability. Finally, the book addresses policy concerns suggested by the uneven development of knowledge across different sectors and by the need to find ways of reclaiming the public dimension of knowledge from an essentially privatized knowledge revolution."--Jacket.
Note
"This book is an extended and largely revised version of a book published in French: L'économie de la connaissance (Paris : La Découverte, 2000)"--P.viii. Rev. and enlarged translation of: L'économie de la connaissance. "This book is an extended and largely revised version of a book published in French: L'économie de la connaissance (Paris: La Découverte, 2000)"--Page viii.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. An original discipline; 2. Macro-and microeconomic references: continuity and breaks; 3. Production of knowledge; 4. Reproduction of knowledge; 5. Knowledge spillovers; 6. Knowledge as a public good; 7. Intellectual property rights in the knowledge economy; 8. Knowledge openness and economic incentives; 9. On the uneven development of knowledge across sectors; 10. A new organizational capability: knowledge management; 11. The public dimension of the knowledge-based economy.
"The book, which alternates between analysis of the economic transformation and examination of the tools and concepts of the discipline, begins by discussing "knowledge" as an economic good and the historical development of the knowledge-based economies. It then develops a conceptual framework for considering the issues raised. Topics considered in the remaining chapters include forms of knowledge production, codification and infusion, incentives and institutions for the efficient production of knowledge (including discussions of private markets and "open" sources), and knowledge management as a new organizational capability. Finally, the book addresses policy concerns suggested by the uneven development of knowledge across different sectors and by the need to find ways of reclaiming the public dimension of knowledge from an essentially privatized knowledge revolution."--Jacket.