Knowledge and Economic Conduct : : The Social Foundations of the Modern Economy /

Knowledge and Economic Conduct : : The Social Foundations of the Modern Economy / / Nico Stehr.

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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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Stehr, Nico,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©2002
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy
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Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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