Category Archives: Knowledge economy

The Knowledge Economy and Lifelong Learning: A Critical Reader

This book presents some of the most trenchant critical analyses of the widespread claims for the recent emergence of a knowledge economy and the attendant need for greater lifelong learning. The book contains two sections: first, general critiques of the … Continue reading

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More value creation through knowledge (assets) Implications for regional growth strategies

Knowledge revolution and knowledge economy: An increasing volume of knowledge is being produced around the globe. This knowledge is giving rise to more knowledge assets in the form of patents, trademarks, and utility models, which are then used to earn … Continue reading

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A Spatial Knowledge Economy

Leading empiricists and theorists of cities have recently argued that the generation and exchange of ideas must play a more central role in the analysis of cities. This paper develops the first system of cities model with costly idea exchange … Continue reading

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