: Thanh Tuyen Nguyen
: Knowledge Economy and Sustainable Economic Development A critical review
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH& Co.KG
: 9783598441578
: Knowledge and InformationISSN
: 1
: CHF 111.40
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: English
: 392
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In this book, the author focuses on the intersection of two major bodies of policy and practice: knowledge economy and ICTs on one hand, and sustainable economic development on the other. It aims to provide a broad-ranging account of the social and economic terrain demarcated by this intersection in order to reach conclusions and offer guidelines for policy development. Although based on the case of a developing country (Vietnam) its analyses, arguments and conclusions are of universal relevance.

Key features

  • comprehensive picture of a society from the perspective of knowledge for development
  • Intersection of ICTs (Information and Communications Technology), knowledge, and sustainable economic development
  • Can be used in courses of sociology, political economy, development economics, knowledge economics, information and telecommunication technology, sustainable development, and public administration.


Thanh Tuyen Nguyen,Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Information and Communications, Hanoi, Vietnam

Contents8
Figures and Tables14
Acknowledgements16
Chapter 1. The Thachsanh connection18
Chapter 2. The global economy: Perspectives on the exchange of knowledge for material36
Chapter 3. Knowledge economy for sustainable development: reality or utopia?58
Chapter 4. The cultural context of Vietnam76
Chapter 5. Policy achievements and challenges94
Chapter 6. Vietnam and the knowledge economy120
Chapter 7. Identifying key issues134
Chapter 8. Rural Vietnam146
Chapter 9. Indigenous Knowledge158
Chapter 10. ICT Nonusers168
Chapter 11. Intensive ICT users178
Chapter 12. Virtual worlds198
Chapter 13. The Vietnamese ICT industry208
Chapter 14. Sustainable development or permanent scarcity?236
Chapter 15. The exchange of mind for mass256
Chapter 16. Metatypes for knowledge promotion and the enhancement of domestic value272
Chapter 17. Conclusions and guidelines for policy: Seeking Thachsanh’s inexhaustible rice bowl in the 21st century290
Appendices302
References352
Index of Names382
Subject Index386