01560pam a2200265   4500001000500000005001700005008003900022010001500061020001500076082001600091100002800107245010600135260006200241300003300303440003400336504006200370505034400432520035100776650004101127650002401168650002501192650002801217650002301245700002601268728220181127183319.0030129s2003    enka     b    001 0 eng  a2003040834  a184064340400a306.4/2221  aRooney, Davidbcdeq00aPublic policy in knowledge-based economies :bfoundations and frameworks /cDavid Rooney ... [et al.]  aCheltenham, UK ;aNorthampton, MA :bEdward Elgar,cc2003  axxv, 181 p. :bill. ;c25 cm 0aNew horizons in public policy  aIncludes bibliographical references (p 157-173) and index  aWhat is knowledge?; defining the knowledge economy; the  global context of the knowledge economy; complexity and  changing knowledge systems; micro contexts -- decision making and risk; foundations for knowledge-related  policy; beyond information policy; knowledge policies and  the role of government in the 21st century; epilogue.grt  aKnowledge is a product of human social systems and,  therefore, the foundations of the knowledge-based economy  are social and cultural. Communication is central to  knowledge creation and diffusion and this book highlights  specific social and cultural conditions that can enhance  the communication, use and creation of knowledge in a  society. 0aInformation policyxEconomic aspects 0aInformation society 0aKnowledge management 0aKnowledge, Sociology of 0aPolitical planning1 aRooney, David,d1959-