Knowledge-Driven Development: Conceptual Framework and Its Application to the Czech Republic

Veselư, Arnot

ISBN 10: 3838367502 / ISBN 13: 9783838367507

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Knowledge-Driven Development: Conceptual Framework and Its Application to the Czech Republic
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838367502
• ISBN 13: 9783838367507
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

There has been a hot debate on the so-called knowledge society or knowledge-driven economy in the last decade. It has been inspired by the unique knowledge-driven economic development in countries such as Finland or Ireland. Many studies and strategies of "knowledge-driven economy" or "knowledge society" (referred to as knowledge-driven development or KDD in the book) have been created. Their common denominator is the idea that knowledge is replacing land, labor, financial capital or physical capital to become the key factor of production. The book attempts to review the possibilities and limits of such concepts. In the first part, a complex development framework is constructed by integrating three intellectual traditions: quality of life, forms of capital, and institutions. Then the concept of knowledge society is analyzed. Next, the movement towards a knowledge-driven society is analyzed on the case of the Czech Republic. In the last chapter, recommendations for public policy are formulated on the basis of previous analysis. The book should help all those interested in the theoretical foundations for creating and implementing KDD.

About the Author

Arno?t Veselư studied Sociology and Public and Social Policy at Charles University in Prague. He directs the Public and Social Policy Department at Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague. His interests include sociology of education, educational policy, knowledge governance, policy analysis and social science methodology.