A Cultural Political Economy of Competitiveness and Its Implications for Higher Education

This on-line version is the pre-copyedited, preprint version. The published version can be found here:  ‘A cultural political economy of competitiveness and its implications for higher education’, in B. Jessop, N. Fairclough, and R. Wodak, eds, Education and the Knowledge-Based Economy in Europe, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, 11-39, 2008. ***   The target is to establish…

The State and the Contradictions of the Knowledge-Driven Economy

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…

The State and the Contradictions of the Knowledge-Driven Economy

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. By: Bob Jessop Keywords: capitalism; knowledge; information economy; contradictions; state intervention; competitiveness; intellectual…