Beyond the Knowledge Trap Developing Asia's Knowledge-Based Economies

Name: Beyond the Knowledge Trap Developing Asia's Knowledge-Based Economies
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ISBN: 9789814343671

ISBN-10: 9814343676

ISBN-13: 9789814343671

Edition: 2011

Authors: Thomas Menkhoff, Hans-Dieter Evers, Chay Yue Wah, Pang Eng Fong

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Based on the success of the "World Scientific publication Governing and Managing Knowledge" edited by Thomas Menkhoff, Hans-Dieter Evers and Chay Yue Wah in 2005, this unique volume presents 16 new theoretical-practical papers on the strategic aspects of developing knowledge-based economies with case studies from South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and Uzbekistan. A key question which the book seeks to answer is what Asian policy-makers and leaders in government, economy and society can do to further enhance learning and capability formation so as to foster sustainable development in an increasingly globalized world. It addresses the politico-cultural…

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List price: $88.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Publication date: 6/11/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 444
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

PANG ENG FONG is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Management National University of Singapore.



List of Figures


List of Tables


List of Contributors


Acknowledgements


Introduction: Strategic Aspects of Developing Asia's Knowledge-Based Economies




Conceptualizing and Strategizing Knowledge as an Engine for Growth



Knowledge Hubs and Knowledge Clusters: A Knowledge Architecture for Development




Using Knowledge as an Engine of Growth: The Case of South Korea




'Knowledge Society' as Academic Concept and Stage of Development: A Conceptual and Historical Review




Measuring Spatial Density: Knowledge Clusters in Malaysia




The Moment of Truth for Science: The Consequences of the 'Knowledge Society' for Society and Science




The Conflicting ï¿½Normsï¿½ of Science in the Institutionalization of Scientific Knowledge




Governing and Managing Knowledge as a Strategic Development Resource: Asian Experiences



Korea's Public Research System as a National Knowledge Infrastructure




Practicing Knowledge Management: Thailand's Experience




Emerging Epistemic Landscapes: Knowledge Clusters in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta




Knowledge Sharing in the Indonesian Context: Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) as Potential Knowledge Hub to Create Value from Academia, Business and Government Linkages




Achieving Knowledge Economy Status through Good Knowledge Governance: The Singapore KBE Story Revisited




Knowledge for Poverty Alleviation: A Framework for Developing Intangible Assets of Low-Income Communities




Knowledge Loss: Managing Local Knowledge in Rural Uzbekistan




Local Knowledge as a Strategic Resource: Fisheries in the Seasonal Floodplains of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam




Integrating Natural and Social Sciences: Developing a Water Information System for the Mekong Delta




Implementing Knowledge Management in a Geographically Dispersed Organization: The Case of an NGO



Index