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Knowledge for Inclusive Development
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Pedro Conceicão, David V. Gibson, ed., Manuel V. Heitor, ed., Giorgio Sirilli, Francisco Veloso
ISBN: 1-56720-444-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-56720-444-5
504 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 6/30/2002
List Price: $119.95 (UK Sterling Price: £82.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: The essays in this book examine the role of education and the university in economic development. It is the contention of the contributors that knowledge—ideas and skilled and educated people—are increasingly important for economic development. How to promote inclusive development—the process of development that includes every citizen in any country—has become a wide-ranging puzzle.

After framing the problems associated with globally integrated learning processes from the perspective of science and technology policies, the essayists look at the role of the university in the knowledge economy drawing examples from the United States, Japan, and Portugal. They then review the role of innovation in the industrial policies of a variety of countries, look at systems of knowledge creation and diffusion, and conclude with commentary on the roles of public planning and policy in the achievement of sustainable development. This wide-ranging examination of knowledge and development issues will be of value to scholars, researchers, and policy makers involved with economic growth and development.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Evan Vlachos
    Introduction: Knowledge, Technology and Innovation Systems for Inclusive Development by P.Conceicão, M. Heitor, and F. Veloso
    The University in the Knowledge Economy
    Knowledge, Innovation, and Economic Development
    Systems of Knowledge Creation and Diffusion
    Tools and Policies for Sustainable Development
    Index
About the Author: PEDRO CONCEICÃO is with Portugal's Instituto Superior Tecnico and the IC2 Institute of the University of Texas, Austin.

DAVID V. GIBSON is with the IC2 Institute of the University of Texas, Austin.

MANUEL V. HEITOR is with the Instituto Superior Technico in Portugual.

GIORGIO SIRILLI is Research Director, Institute for Studies on Scientific Research and Documentation, National Research Council of Italy, and Professor of Economics, Tor Vergata University, Rome.

FRANCISCO VELOSO is with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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