Knowledge economy and sustainable economic development : a critical review /

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Author / Creator:	Nguyễn, Thanh Tuyền.
Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Saur, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 375 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:	English
Series:	Knowledge & information, 1868-842X Knowledge & information.
Subject:	Knowledge management -- Economic aspects -- Vietnam. Information technology -- Economic aspects -- Vietnam. Sustainable development -- Technological innovations -- Vietnam. Information technology -- Economic aspects. Vietnam. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11233457

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ISBN:	9783598441578 3598441576 9783598251818 3598251815
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	In this book, the author focuses on the intersection of two major bodies of policy and practice: knowledge economy and ICTs on one hand, and sustainable economic development on the other. It aims to provide a broad-ranging account of the social and economic terrain demarcated by this intersection in order to reach conclusions and offer guidelines for policy development. Although based on the case of a developing country (Vietnam) its analyses, arguments and conclusions are of universal relevance. Key features comprehensive picture of a society from the perspective of knowledge for development Intersection of ICTs (Information and Communications Technology), knowledge, and sustainable economic development Can be used in courses of sociology, political economy, development economics, knowledge economics, information and telecommunication technology, sustainable development, and public administration. --From publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: Nguyễn, Thanh Tuyền. Knowledge economy and sustainable economic development. Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Saur, ©2010 9783598251818

Table of Contents:

The Thachsanh connection
The global economy : perspectives on the exchange of knowledge for material
Knowledge economy for sustainable development : reality or utopia?
The cultural context of Vietnam
Policy achievements and challenges
Vietnam and the knowledge economy
Identifying key issues
Rural Vietnam
Indigenous knowledge
ICT nonusers
Intensive ICT users
Virtual worlds
The Vietnamese ICT industry
Sustainable development or permanent scarcity?
The exchange of mind for mass
Metatypes for knowledge promotion and the enhancement of domestic value
Conclusions and guidelines for policy : seeking Tachsanh's inexhaustible rice bowl in the 21st century.

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