This book addresses the recent impact of the ‘knowledge-based economy’ as an economic ‘imaginary’ and as a set of real economic developments on educatio

Knowledge is fast becoming one of the main sources of wealth, yet it can also become a source of inequalities. This study attempts to determine whether it is po

This book is the first comparative volume on European research and higher education policies.

Ever since the Industrial Revolution debate has raged about the sources of the new, sustained western prosperity. Margaret Jacob here argues persuasively for th

Knowledge is fast becoming a main source of wealth, but it can also be a source of inequalities. This work addresses whether it is possible to hasten the transi