Book Reviews

Transfers ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-166
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Race Riots ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Racial Conflicts ◽  
Racial Divide ◽  
The U.S

Mari Hvattum, Brita Brenna, Beate Elvebakk and Janike Kampevold Larsen, eds., Routes, Roads and Landscapes Kevin JamesJoe T. Darden and Richard W. Thomas, Detroit: Race Riots, Racial Conflicts, and Efforts to Bridge the Racial Divide Bruce PietrykowskiAdria Imada, Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire Chase SmithNoel B. Salazar, Envisioning Eden: Mobilizing Imaginaries in Tourism and Beyond Julia HarrisonLeon Fink, Sweatshops at Sea: Merchant Seamen in the World's First Globalized Industry, from 1812 to the Present John T. GriderDiana Glenn, Eric Bouvet and Sonia Floriani, eds., Imagining Home: Migrants and the Search for a New Belonging Irene BelperioThomas Birtchnell, Indovation: Innovation and a Global Knowledge Economy in India Kevin HannamGiuseppina Pellegrino, ed., The Politics of Proximity Jonas De Vos and Frank WitloxJohn Parkin, ed., Cycling and Sustainability Manuel StoffersLuis Vivanco, Reconsidering the Bicycle: An Anthropological Perspective on a New (Old) Thing Matthew Calarco

Book Reviews

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-111
Author(s):  
Barbara Grant ◽  
Penny Welch
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Student Participation ◽  
Work Organisation ◽  
University Reform ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Work Student

Gritt B. Nielsen (2015) Figuration work: Student Participation, Democracy and University Reform in a Global Knowledge Economy Review by Barbara Grant Mats Alvesson (2013) The Triumph of Emptiness: Consumption, Higher Education, and Work Organisation Review by Penny Welch

Malaysian Knowledge Society and the Global Knowledge Gap

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans-Dieter Evers
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
New Economy ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
Natural Phenomenon ◽  
Knowledge Gap ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Industrialised Countries

Knowledge has been widely recognised as the most important factor of production in a "new economy". The production, dissemination and utilisation of knowledge are therefore essential for development. Some countries, Malaysia among others, have embarked on an ambitious plan to use knowledge as a base for economic development, by-passing earlier stages of industrialisation. Some commentators have, in contrast, asserted "that it is doubtful that the knowledge revolution will let developing countries leapfrog to higher levels of development" as "the knowledge economy will actually expand the gap between rich and poor" (Persaud, 2001:108). The paper discusses this controversy by arguing that the knowledge-gap (k-gap) is in fact a precondition for development. It is, however, no natural phenomenon but it is constructed by experts and governments. Socio-economic indicators are used to show that the existing global knowledge gap is widening between Southeast Asia and the OECD countries and within ASEAN. Malaysia, whose government has pursued a vigorous strategy of knowledge development is moving ahead of other ASEAN nations, but falling behind industrialised countries. Factors explaining the situation are outlined in this article.

Beyond studentification in United States College Towns: Neighborhood change in the knowledge nodes, 1980–2010

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 1341-1360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan S Foote
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Neighborhood Change ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
College Towns ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Geographies

With the rise of the cognitive-cultural (or knowledge) economy, urban areas around the world have experienced significant changes in their social geographies. Studentification is one such change that has occurred in cities hosting major universities around the world. This study extends the analysis of social change to vital knowledge nodes in the networked global economy: United States college towns. K-means cluster analysis is used to identify neighborhood types in ten cities with major research universities across four Census years: 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010. Temporal and spatial analyses are then conducted to determine how these knowledge nodes have changed with the decline of the industrial economy and the rise of the knowledge economy. The analysis indicates the presence of six neighborhood types in these college towns: Middle Class, Minority-Concentrated, Stability, Elite, Mix/Renter, and Student. Over the course of the study period, the number of Elite neighborhoods increased considerably, while the number of Middle Class neighborhoods plummeted. The number of Mix/Renter neighborhoods also increased. Spatially, Student and Minority-Concentrated neighborhoods generally remained fairly clustered in the same areas across the study period. Elite neighborhoods spread across wider geographical areas over the course of the study period. These results are compared to previous studies on neighborhood change. The comparisons reveal that the knowledge nodes show some similar patterns to studentifying cities and to rapidly growing nodes in areas with ties to the global knowledge economy.

Book Reviews : The Publications of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Race ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-194
Author(s):  
Beryl Radin
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
The U.S
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