The European challenge : : Innovation, policy learning and social cohesion in the new knowledge economy / / Graham Room, Jacob in collaboration withDencik, Nick Gould, Richard Kamm, Philip Powell, Jan Steyaert, Richard Vidgen, Adrian Winnett.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• VerfasserIn: Room, Graham,; Gould, Nick,; Powell, Philip,; Steyaert, Jan,; Vidgen, Richard,; Winnett, Adrian,; in collaboration withDencik, Jacob,
• MitwirkendeR: Room, Graham,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 p.)

Economic and social change is accelerating under the twin impact of globalisation and the new information technologies. But how are these processes interrelated? Are they impelling us towards a common socio-economic future? What can governments do if they want to manage and steer the direction of development? This book addresses these questions with particular reference to the European Union, which has made the development of a socially cohesive, knowledge-based economy its central task for the present decade. It assesses both the challenges and the policy instruments that are being deployed, focussing in particular on the dynamics of the 'new economy'; the new organisational architectures associated with rapid innovation; the transformation of education and training; the implications for social cohesion and exclusion and the role of policy benchmarking in promoting policy learning and enhancing national performance. The European Challenge presents the most up-to-date research on the development of the knowledge-based economy and its social and policy implications. Its accessible and integrated treatment of the processes of economic, social and technological change make it an invaluable resource for those studying and researching in the fields of public and social policy, organisational and technological change and innovation. It is also highly relevant to policy-makers who need to understand and manage this change.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Preface -- The new knowledge-based economy -- The EU response -- Growth and stability -- Dynamics and innovation -- Enterprise and organisational change -- Human investment and learning -- Social cohesion and inclusion -- Models and measurement -- Benchmarking and governance -- Globalisation and the knowledge economy -- Endnotes -- References -- Index