The Politics of Knowledge / / ed. by Swee-Hock Saw, Danny Quah.
The publication of this book, comprising chapters written by distinguished scholars, is a timely recognition that these days we are bombarded by suggestions that knowledge is power, that we are operating in a knowledge economy, and that the greatest driver for financial growth and national developme...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter ISEAS Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2009] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (228 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF TABLES
- LIST OF FIGURES
- THE CONTRIBUTORS
- PREFACE
- FOREWORD
- MESSAGES
- Chapter 1. Role of Knowledge in the Transformation of Asia
- Chapter 2. Understanding the Politics of Knowledge: The Asian Perspective
- Chapter 3. Truth, Free Speech and Knowledge: The Human Rights Contribution
- Chapter 4. Knowledge: The Driver of Economic Growth
- Chapter 5. Commerce vs the Common Conflicts over the Commercialisation of Biomedical Knowledge
- Chapter 6. A Global Deal on Climate Change
- Chapter 7. The Changing Politics of Religious Knowledge in Asia: The Case of Indonesia
- Index