LEADER 03893nam 2200721 450 001 9910455757903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-00848-X 010 $a9786612008481 010 $a1-4426-7652-3 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442676527 035 $a(CKB)2420000000004147 035 $a(EBL)4671659 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000301130 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11214380 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301130 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10261025 035 $a(PQKB)11610227 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600166 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3254953 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671659 035 $a(DE-B1597)464597 035 $a(OCoLC)1013942783 035 $a(OCoLC)944177997 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442676527 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671659 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257363 035 $a(OCoLC)244767785 035 $a(EXLCZ)992420000000004147 100 $a20160922h20022002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aKnowledge and economic conduct $ethe social foundations of the modern economy /$fNico Stehr 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2002. 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (382 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8020-7886-9 311 $a0-8020-0905-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Tables and Figures -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Economic Activities and Social Action -- $t2. Knowledge as a Productive Factor -- $t3. Knowledge Societies -- $t4. The Modern Economy -- $t5. The Future of Work? -- $t6. The Changing Economic Structure of Society -- $t7. Globalization, Information, and Knowledge -- $t8. Economy and Ecology -- $t9. Prospects: The Fragility of the Future -- $tAppendix -- $tNote -- $tReferences -- $tName Index -- $tSubject Index 330 $aExamining the foundations of the modern capitalist economy from a broad social scientific perspective, this challenging work draws on economics, sociology, political science and geography. The author posits that changing economic circumstances - namely, an end to the primacy of labour and property as determinants of prosperity - have created a need for a new theoretical platform: one that transcends standard economic discourse. In Nico Stehr's view, knowledge is now the most significant source of economic growth - the 'prime productive factor'. This shift has ambiguous ramifications: Will it bring a more sustainable, less ecologically disruptive form of production, or escalating levels of unemployment? Questions of personal engagement are raised: What to be apprehensive about? Where are the possibilities for action in a context where such possibilities are being limited?This book will appeal to students and social scientists with an interest in technology, globalization and the changing economy. It is accessibly written and relevant to researchers and policy makers within the public and private sectors as well as an academic readership. 410 0$aStudies in comparative political economy and public policy. 606 $aInformation society 606 $aKnowledge workers 606 $aEconomic history$y1990- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInformation society. 615 0$aKnowledge workers. 615 0$aEconomic history 676 $a330.9/049 700 $aStehr$b Nico$0147271 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455757903321 996 $aKnowledge and economic conduct$92454941 997 $aUNINA