04018nam 2200757 450 991081867220332120230912163118.01-282-00848-X97866120084811-4426-7652-310.3138/9781442676527(CKB)2420000000004147(EBL)4671659(SSID)ssj0000301130(PQKBManifestationID)11214380(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301130(PQKBWorkID)10261025(PQKB)11610227(CaBNvSL)thg00600166 (DE-B1597)464597(OCoLC)1013942783(OCoLC)944177997(DE-B1597)9781442676527(Au-PeEL)EBL4671659(CaPaEBR)ebr11257363(OCoLC)244767785(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/7qhgfd(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/6/418254(MiAaPQ)EBC4671659(MdBmJHUP)musev2_104910(MiAaPQ)EBC3254953(EXLCZ)99242000000000414720160922h20022002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKnowledge and economic conduct the social foundations of the modern economy /Nico StehrToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2002.©20021 online resource (382 p.)Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public PolicyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8020-7886-9 0-8020-0905-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Introduction: The Social Sciences, the Economy, and Politics --Economic Activities and Social Action --Knowledge as a Productive Factor --Knowledge Societies --The Modern Economy --The Future of Work? --The Changing Economic Structure of Society --Globalization, Information, and Knowledge --Economy and Ecology --Prospects: The Fragility of the Future."Examining the foundations of the modern capitalist economy from a broad social scientific perspective, this challenging work posits that changing economic circumstances - namely, an end to the primacy of labour and property as determinants of prosperity - have created a need for a new theoretical platform, one that transcends standard economic discourse." "In Nico Stehr's view, knowledge is now the most significant source of economic growth - the 'prime productive factor.' This shift to a knowledge-based society, however, is a source of some uncertainty and apprehension. Will it bring a more sustainable, less ecologically disruptive form of production, or escalating levels of unemployment? What are the practical social, political, and economic implications of the new technology? What are the possibilities for social action in a context where such possibilities are being limited? Stehr proposes that a new social science agenda is needed to address these and other urgent questions arising from the new economic realities." "Knowledge and Economic Conduct is essential reading for students and social scientists with an interest in technology, globalization, and the changing economy, as well as for researchers and policy makers within both the public and private sectors."--Jacket.Studies in comparative political economy and public policy.Information societyKnowledge workersEconomic history1990-Electronic books. Information society.Knowledge workers.Economic history330.9/049Stehr Nico147271MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818672203321Knowledge and economic conduct4107436UNINA