Description: Knowledge in the Development of Economies : Institutional Choices Under Globalisation, Hardcover by Sacchetti, Silvia (EDT); Sugden, Roger (EDT), ISBN 1848441150, ISBN-13 9781848441156, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Sacchetti (economic development policy, U. of Birmingham) and Sugden (management, U. of Stirling) present a volume which focuses on the role of knowledge and creativity in economic development. The first part of th deals with the underlying theme of uneven development and how it is perpetuated by transnational corporations and the growing worldwide harmonization of intellectual property rights. There is a focus throughout on economic geography with one chapter specifically treating Jacobian clusters. Two later chapters cover the commercialization of higher education and the growth there of public management, while others discuss social capital and the specific example of Italian social cooperatives. The final section contains pieces devoted to creativity, whether in the arts, media or science and technology, and its possible role in localized economic development. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Knowledge in the Development of Economies : Institutional Choices
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Name: Knowledge in the Development of Economies : Institutional Choices under Globalisation
Language: English
Publisher: Elgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Knowledge Capital, Globalization, Development / Economic Development, International / General, Industrial Technology, Information Technology
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21.3 Oz
Author: Silvia Sacchetti
Item Length: 9.4 in
Subject Area: Computers, Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics
Series: New Perspectives on the Modern Corporation Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
