TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rooney, David
AU  - Rooney,David
TI  - Public policy in knowledge-based economies: foundations and frameworks 
SN  - 1840643404
U1  - 306.4/2 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA
PB  - Edward Elgar
KW  - Information policy
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Information society
KW  - Knowledge management
KW  - Knowledge, Sociology of
KW  - Political planning
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p 157-173) and index; What 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
N2  - Knowledge 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
ER  -