The knowledge economy/society: the latest example of “Measurement without theory”?
The knowledge economy/society: the latest example of “Measurement without theory”?
Author(s): Paul Walker, Les Oxley, David Thorns, Hong WangSubject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Economy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Sociology, Philosophy of Science, Social Theory, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Editura Rosetti International
Keywords: knowledge economy; knowledge society; theory of the firm;b
Summary/Abstract: The world has embraced a set of concepts (knowledge driven growth) which are seen as the ‘core of future growth and wellbeing’ without any commonly agreed notion of what they are, how they might be measured, and crucially therefore, how they actually do (or might) affect economic growth and social wellbeing. The theory of how the mechanism works lacks important detail.
Journal: Journal of Philosophical Economics
- Issue Year: II/2008
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 20-54
- Page Count: 35
- Language: English