Low-Tech Innovation in the Knowledge Economy - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3631536828 ISBN 13: 9783631536827

Publisher: Peter Lang AG, 2005

Synopsis

This volume brings together reflections and research findings on so-called low-tech industries. The accepted wisdom seems to accept that mature, industrialised nations are undergoing a fundamental transformation into the much vaunted Knowledge Society. There is a firm belief that in this situation the advancement of high-tech industries is essential for growth and development. Correspondingly, in this scenario so-called low-tech sectors appear to be less important in and for the major industrialised countries. The starting point of this volume is a fundamental critique of this widely held belief. In fact, many of the processes we witness today are based on developments outside the realm of high-tech and low-tech industries are important not only for employment and growth but also for knowledge formation in European economies.

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About the Author

The Editors: Hartmut Hirsch-Kreinsen, Prof. Dr., Chair of Economic and Industrial Sociology, Department of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Dortmund.
David Jacobson, Prof. Dr., DCU Business School, Dublin City University.
Staffan Laestadius, Prof. Dr., Royal Institute of Technology, Industrial Dynamics Group, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, Stockholm.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang AG
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631536828
• ISBN 13: 9783631536827
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 334
• Editor: Hirsch-Kreinsen Hartmut, Jacobson David, Laestadius Staffan