The term Knowledge Economy (KE) or Knowledge Based Economy (KBE) is used in a loose way to refer to the researches, developments and economic activities in Information and Communication Technology. In recent years many other terms have been invented and many others will follow to describe similar developments in other areas of production and consumption. In short, the technological developments centred around information and communication technology towards the end of the 20th century have transformed already significantly the social landscape and reshaped the material basis of society, as Manuel Castells points out. Read more: http://dogangocmen.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/knowledge-based-economy.pdf
---- Dogan Göcmen (http://dogangocmen.wordpress.com/) Author of The Adam Smith Problem: Reconciling Human Nature and Society in The Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations, I. B. Tauris, London&New York 2007 ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
