Knowledge and Economic Conduct: The Social Foundations of the Modern Economy

Nico Stehr

Published by University of Toronto Press 2002

Knowledge and Economic Conduct

The Social Foundations of the Modern Economy

Nico Stehr

In the series Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442676527

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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.

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Stehr Nico :

Nico Stehr is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Alberta. During the 2000/2001 academic year, he held fellowships at the Hanse Centre for Advanced Studies and the Centre for Advanced Cultural Studies, in Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Tables and Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xix
Introduction The Social Sciences, the Economy, and Politics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Economic Activities and Social Action Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
2. Knowledge as a Productive Factor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
3. Knowledge Societies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
4. The Modern Economy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
5. The Future of Work? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
6. The Changing Economic Structure of Society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
7. Globalization, Information, and Knowledge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	202
8. Economy and Ecology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
9. Prospects: The Fragility of the Future Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Appendix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Note Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Name Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	358

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 384

eBook

Published: June 6, 2002
ISBN: 9781442676527