The Politics of Knowledge /

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
MitwirkendeR:
Gearty, Conor,
Gungwu, Wang,
Izzuddin, Mustafa,
Kesavapany, K.,
Loong, Lee Hsien,
Quah, Danny,
Rose, Nikolas,
Sidel, John T.,
Stern, Nicholas,
Sutherland, Peter,
Swee-Hock, Saw,
HerausgeberIn:
Quah, Danny,
Saw, Swee-Hock,
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

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