David Rooney, Formerly Professor of Management and Organisational Studies, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, Australia, Greg Hearn, Professor, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, the late Thomas Mandeville, formerly Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia and Richard Joseph, Assistant State Manager (Program Solutions), WA Office, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Perth, Australia

'. . . these authors have articulated what it is that needs to be done for a more equitable knowledge-based economy. This is a worthwhile achievement, and governments would do well to read and contemplate.'

• Contents: Preface Introduction 1. What is Knowledge? 2. Defining the Knowledge Economy 3. The Global Context of the Knowledge Economy 4. Complexity and Changing Knowledge Systems 5. Micro Contexts: Decisionmaking and Risk 6. Foundations for Knowledge-Related Policy 7. Beyond Information Policy 8. Knowledge Policies and the Role of Government in the 21st Century 9. Epilogue References Index

David Rooney, Formerly Professor of Management and Organisational Studies, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, Australia, Greg Hearn, Professor, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, the late Thomas Mandeville, formerly Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia and Richard Joseph, Assistant State Manager (Program Solutions), WA Office, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Perth, Australia

'. . . these authors have articulated what it is that needs to be done for a more equitable knowledge-based economy. This is a worthwhile achievement, and governments would do well to read and contemplate.'

• Contents: Preface Introduction 1. What is Knowledge? 2. Defining the Knowledge Economy 3. The Global Context of the Knowledge Economy 4. Complexity and Changing Knowledge Systems 5. Micro Contexts: Decisionmaking and Risk 6. Foundations for Knowledge-Related Policy 7. Beyond Information Policy 8. Knowledge Policies and the Role of Government in the 21st Century 9. Epilogue References Index

David Rooney, Formerly Professor of Management and Organisational Studies, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, Australia, Greg Hearn, Professor, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, the late Thomas Mandeville, formerly Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia and Richard Joseph, Assistant State Manager (Program Solutions), WA Office, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Perth, Australia

'. . . these authors have articulated what it is that needs to be done for a more equitable knowledge-based economy. This is a worthwhile achievement, and governments would do well to read and contemplate.'

• Contents: Preface Introduction 1. What is Knowledge? 2. Defining the Knowledge Economy 3. The Global Context of the Knowledge Economy 4. Complexity and Changing Knowledge Systems 5. Micro Contexts: Decisionmaking and Risk 6. Foundations for Knowledge-Related Policy 7. Beyond Information Policy 8. Knowledge Policies and the Role of Government in the 21st Century 9. Epilogue References Index