Knowledge Society vs. Knowledge Economy: Knowledge, Power, and Politics (Issues in Higher Education)

A new collection in the IAU Issues in Higher Education Series that deals with the major tensions between education and science. Drawing on experiences from a range of countries and regions, the book demonstrates the need to find new avenues for the management of knowledge production to ensure that it can meet increasingly global goals and demands. SVERKER SRLIN is Professor in the Division of History of Science and Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. HEBE VESSURI is Head of the Department of Science Studies, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientficas, Venezuela.