Knowledge and Economic Conduct : : The Social Foundations of the Modern Economy / / Nico Stehr.
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 a...
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Stehr, Nico, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Knowledge and Economic Conduct : The Social Foundations of the Modern Economy / Nico Stehr. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016] ©2002 1 online resource (384 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Economic Activities and Social Action -- 2. Knowledge as a Productive Factor -- 3. Knowledge Societies -- 4. The Modern Economy -- 5. The Future of Work? -- 6. The Changing Economic Structure of Society -- 7. Globalization, Information, and Knowledge -- 8. Economy and Ecology -- 9. Prospects: The Fragility of the Future -- Appendix -- Note -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Economic history 1990-. Information society. Knowledge workers. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110490954 print 9780802078865 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442676527 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442676527 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442676527.jpg |
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