This on-line version is the pre-copyedited, preprint version. The published version can be found here: ‘The state and the contradictions of the knowledge-driven economy’, in J.R. Bryson, P.W. Daniels, N.D. Henry, and J. Pollard, eds, Knowledge, Space, Economy, London: Routledge, 63-78, 2000. *** Keywords: capitalism; knowledge; information economy; contradictions; state intervention; competitiveness; intellectual property; regulation…