A new vision of the knowledge economy

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 553-584

  Chi Ang Lin, Brian ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Economic inequality; Growth; Indigenous knowledge; Sustainable development; The knowledge economy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; GLOBAL ECONOMY; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34250797378     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2007.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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