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The Knowledge-Based Economy: Conceptual Framework or Buzzword?

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In the last two decades, concepts have appeared that have influenced and even defined entire science and technology policies in Western countries: high technology, national system of innovation, information economy, knowledge-based economy, and the new economy. In all these policy developments, the OECD, acting as a think tank for its member countries, has been an important promoter of these concepts, turning them into buzzwords. This article looks at the concept of knowledge-based economy in order to explore the crucial role of the OECD in its dissemination and, above all, the role statistics have played in shaping policy discourses. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006

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  • Benoît Godin, 2006. "The Knowledge-Based Economy: Conceptual Framework or Buzzword?," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 31(1), pages 17-30, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jtecht:v:31:y:2006:i:1:p:17-30
    DOI: 10.1007/s10961-005-5010-x
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    Keywords

    knowledge-based economy; science policy; innovation; OECD; statistics; indicators; O30;
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    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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