Buying Knowledge

Contents

1. List of Figures
2. List of Tables
3. Introduction
4. 1 In the Know–The Knowledge Economy in the Twenty-first Century
   1. A brief history of knowledge
   2. The growth of knowledge
   3. Technological research and development
5. 2 Knowledge is Power
   1. Science and science policy
   2. Future proof – the need to monitor knowledge
   3. Knowledge is power: creating and diffusing new knowledge
   4. Knowledge is power: productivity and economic structure
   5. Knowledge is power: new entrants in the global knowledge stakes
   6. Made in Japan: a knowledge economy adjusts to low-cost rivals
   7. Knowledge is power: towards a strategy for increasing innovation
6. 3 Head Knowledge – Modern Intellectual Property Rights
   1. What exactly are IPRs?
   2. Practical protection for IPRs
   3. Foreground and background IPRs – ownership issues
   4. What are ...