Competing in the New Economy: Governance Strategies for the Digital Age

by Thomas W. Bonnett

Overview

The first half of this book explains how globalization and information technologies have shaped the New Economy, and how knowledge has become its key input. The second half explains how and why the public sector should restructure its operations, embrace information technologies, and improve the quality of public services to attract the knowledge workers driving this New Economy. Our digital age requires new governance strategies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781462831098
Publisher:	Xlibris US
Publication date:	10/13/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	297 KB

Table of Contents

	Preface	9
	An Overview	13
	Understanding the New Economy	21
	Globalization and the New Economy	30
	Information Technologies and the New Economy	39
	Knowledge--the Most Important Factor of Production in the New Economy	57
	Governance Strategies for Competing in the New Economy	69
	Adapting to Change to Enhance Future Prosperity	127
	Endnotes	133
	Appendix A	157
	Appendix B	161
	Selected Bibliography	175
	Related Work By the Author	183
	About the Author	185
	Acknowledgments	187