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082			_a338.9 _bCOO
100			_aCooke, Philip N.
245		0	_aRegional Economies as Knowledge Laboratories / _cCooke, Philip N.; Piccaluga, Andrea
260			_bEdward Elgar Publishing, _c2004
300			_a280 pages
520			_aToday, the study of regions is central to academic analysis and policy deliberation on how to respond to the rise of the knowledge economy. Regional Economies as Knowledge Laboratories illustrates how newer types of regional analysis - utilising scientometrics, knowledge services measures and university networks, and concepts such as knowledge life cycles, experimental knowledge creation, and knowledge ethics - are leading to a perception that regional economies increasingly resemble knowledge laboratories. In addition to these measures and concepts, the book features case studies and assessments of policies implemented to facilitate regional engagement with the knowledge economy, and a critique of 'knowledge economy' as ideology. The importance of maintaining a balanced perspective in assessing the depth and reach of the role of knowledge in the market economy is also examined. Aiming to contribute to the better understanding of theories and practices associated with knowledge regions, this bookwill appeal to a wide ranging audience, including regional and industrial economists, innovation scientists, academics and practitioners with an interest in knowledge and management organisation, regional scientists, economic geographers, and economic sociologists.
650			_aBusiness & Economics
700			_aPiccaluga, Andrea
942			_cENGLISH
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