Knowledge, Space, Economy - Paperback / softback

The book has a two-fold, very topical impact on the market, reaching those academics who are studying the changes and impacts that information technology has brought to the world and its economies, with its flow of knowledge; and it also targets geographers who are studying the changing spatiality(s) of the world around us, especially within contemporary economic geographyThis is the first book to synthesize and consolidate the current interdisciplinary debates emerging on knowledge economies (geography, sociology, economics, management, cultural studies, policy studies). It does this in a very coherent and logical way, which will add to the appeal of this edited collection for studentsAll of the editors are involved in writing about knowledge from different perspectives and are actively researching in this areaAll of the contributors have very high profiles and are widely read and cited within their disiplines/fields.The book includes contemporary case studies which explore the significance of knowledge for individuals, organizations and nation states, within a range of economic, political and cultural contextsUnlike competing books in this area, this book uses a wider definition of the economy, incorporating consumer, as well as producer knowledge; the way local knowledge's are shown to incorporate a mix of near and distant knowledge flows; and an ongoing reassessment of the economic and the economyInnovation and competitiveness are fundamental for economic success and involve exposure to a range of different knowledsge's and the capacity to learn, hence an understanding of the relationships between knowledge, space and economy is vital to anyone involved in global economics at either a research or participatory level.