The Knowledge Plexus : A Systemic View on the Economic Geography of Technological Knowledge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chorafakis, George.

Series:

Series in Economics of Technological Change

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Knowledge Plexus

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, DE : Vernon Press, 2013.

Summary:

This book is a collection of 5 essays on the economic geography of technological knowledge. Their common threads are: (i) the quest for a new paradigm in economic geography, termed 'systemic', as an alternative to the neoclassical, based on the epistemological premise of emergence and the theories of evolution and complexity; and (ii) the intent to explain the process of technological knowledge production as a systemic phenomenon occurring in relational space subject to emergence and co-evolutionary dynamics. In this theoretical framework, the author analyses various European knowledge networks, and examines their effects on the production of technological knowledge as sources of relational cognitive capital and economies of complexity. He then poses a number of questions on the direction and instrumentalities of the European research, technological development and innovation policies, and in particular on the issues of cohesion and dynamic efficiency of the European research system.

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ISBN:

9781622730476

162273047X

OCLC:

1289372731