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The new knowledge economy in Europe : a strategy for international competitiveness and social cohesion / Bengt-Åke Lundvall ... [et al.] ; edited by Maria João Rodrigues.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Technology--Economic aspects--European Union countries.
- Technology.
- Technology and state--European Union countries.
- Technology and state.
- Education and state--European Union countries.
- Education and state.
- Knowledge, Sociology of--European Union countries.
- Knowledge, Sociology of.
- Competition, International.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 337 p. ) ill. ;
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : E. Elgar Pub., c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Knowledge is fast becoming a main source of wealth, but it can also be a source of inequalities. This work addresses whether it is possible to hasten the transition towards a knowledge-based economy and enhance competitiveness with increased employment and improved social cohesion across Europe.
- Contents:
- Introduction : for a European strategy at the turn of the century / Maria João Rodrigues
- The challenges and the potential of the knowledge-based economy in a globalised world / Luc Soete
- A new European social model for the twenty-first century? / Gøsta Esping-Andersen
- Knowledge-based economies : the European employment debate in a new context / Robert M. Lindley
- Institutional reforms for growth, employment and social cohesion : elements for a European and national agenda / Robert Boyer
- Internatioanl benchmarking as a policy learning tool / Bengt-Åke Lundvall and Mark Tomlinson
- The construction of European identity / Manuel Castells
- Governance and government in the European Union : the open method of coordination / Mario Tèlo.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-328) and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 1-78195-042-3
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