Knowledge and Economic Conduct: The Social Foundations of the Modern Economy (Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy).

Stehr, Nico

ISBN 10: 0802009050 / ISBN 13: 9780802009050

Published by University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division., 2002

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1st ed. 16 x 24 cm. 384 pages. HC Versand aus Deutschland / We dispatch from Germany via Air Mail. Einband bestoßen, daher Mängelexemplar gestempelt, sonst sehr guter Zustand. Imperfect copy due to slightly bumped cover, apart from this in very good condition. Stamped. Sprache: Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Knowledge and Economic Conduct: The Social Foundations of the Modern Economy (Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy).
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802009050
• ISBN 13: 9780802009050
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Weight: 1 gram
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Examining the foundations of the modern capitalist economy from a broad social scientific perspective, this challenging work draws on economics, sociology, political science and geography. The author posits that changing economic circumstances - namely, an end to the primacy of labour and property as determinants of prosperity - have created a need for a new theoretical platform: one that transcends standard economic discourse.

In Nico Stehr's view, knowledge is now the most significant source of economic growth - the 'prime productive factor'. This shift has ambiguous ramifications: Will it bring a more sustainable, less ecologically disruptive form of production, or escalating levels of unemployment? Questions of personal engagement are raised: What to be apprehensive about? Where are the possibilities for action in a context where such possibilities are being limited?

This book will appeal to students and social scientists with an interest in technology, globalization and the changing economy. It is accessibly written and relevant to researchers and policy makers within the public and private sectors as well as an academic readership.

About the Author

Nico Stehr is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Alberta. During the 2000/2001 academic year, he held fellowships at the Hanse Centre for Advanced Studies and the Centre for Advanced Cultural Studies, in Germany.