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008			030129s2003 enka b 001 0 eng
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082	0	0	_a306.4/2 _221
100			_aRooney, David _b _c _d _e _q
245	0	0	_aPublic policy in knowledge-based economies : _bfoundations and frameworks / _cDavid Rooney ... [et al.]
260			_aCheltenham, UK ; _aNorthampton, MA : _bEdward Elgar, _cc2003
300			_axxv, 181 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm
440		0	_aNew horizons in public policy
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p 157-173) and index
505			_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. _g _r _t
520			_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.
650		0	_aInformation policy _xEconomic aspects
650		0	_aInformation society
650		0	_aKnowledge management
650		0	_aKnowledge, Sociology of
650		0	_aPolitical planning
700	1		_aRooney, David, _d1959-
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