1st Edition

The Economic Impact of Knowledge

    362 Pages
    by Routledge

    362 Pages
    by Routledge

    First Published in 1998. This text explores how economists and public policy makers are re-thinking the way in which governments monitor, measure and influence an economy in an unbounded global environment where output is largely intangible and organisations are becoming are becoming increasingly non-national in scope. Through a collection of seminal articles written by prominent business people, academics, and public policy makers, this three anthology examines the key issues surrounding the economic impact of knowledge-based growth.

    *Part 1: The Effect of Knowledge on National Economies: Section 1: Knowledge-Based Growth and the Accelerated Pace of Change *Section Two*Convergence:Global Competition in the Knowledge-Based Economy *Section Three; Technology, Research & Development, and Economic Growth *Section Four: Who Will be the Global Knowledge Police *Part 2:A Tool for Businesses in the Knowledge-Based Economy *Section Six: What is Knowledge: How Has it Fit into an Economic Framework? *Section Seven: The The New Economies of Knowledge *Section Eight: Strategies for the Knowledge-Driven Market *Part 3: The Measurement of Knowledge *Section Nine: Knowledge Management Issues *Section Ten : The Value of Knowledge *Section Eleven: Tools and Frameworks

    Biography

    Dale Neef earned his doctorate in Modern European Economic History from Cambridge University, was a Research Fellow at Harvard, and was written and/or edited several books on the subject of knowledge management.  G. Anthony Siesfeld is a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young's Centre for Business Innovation. Jacquelyn Cefola is a  Manager at Ernst & Young's Centre for Business Innovation.