Developing a Sustainable Knowledge Economy

Today the most technologically advanced economies inthe world are knowledge-based. Governments areincreasingly initiating efforts to utilize knowledgeand information as direct and productive forces forthe economic engine. The knowledge economy howeveris dynamic and complex in contrast to theinformation economy. Scholars have applied a widevariety of definitions and perspectives to study it.In this book the author addresses these differencesand executes a multidisciplinary and empiricalresearch method to analyze the development of asustainable knowledge economy. Through interpretivecase studies the author develops an in-depthunderstanding of the influence of relevant contextualfactors. This study includes discussions on keydefinitions important themes as well as criticaltheoretical implications. Beyond an impetus forfurther research the findings constitute a usefulguiding framework for policymakers to focustheir investigations on various local conditions soas to develop suitable and applicable policies for asustainable knowledge economy.