Knowledge: Its Creation, Distribution and Economic Significance, Volume I
Knowledge and Knowledge Production
1st Edition
Published on 10. March 2015
304 pages
978-1-4008-5600-8 (ISBN)
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With this first of eight volumes, the eminent economist Fritz Machlup launches his monumental inquiry into the production of knowledge as an economic activity. Volume I presents the conceptual framework for this inquiry and falls into three parts: Types of Knowledge, Qualities of Knowledge, and Knowledge as a Product.
Originally published in 1981.
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Originally published in 1981.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Content
FrontMatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. v
Analytical Table Of Contents, pg. vii
Preface, pg. xiii
The Story Of This Work, pg. xv
1. Introduction, pg. 1
2. The Known and the Knowing, pg. 27
3. Mundane, Scientific, Humanistic, Artistic, and Other Classes of Knowledge, pg. 59
4. Alternative Classifications of Knowledge, pg. 101
5. Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, pg. 113
6 Other Standards of Quality, pg. 125
7 Notions of Negative Knowledge, pg. 144
8. Choosers And Users Of Knowledge, pg. 155
9. Stocks And Flows Of Knowledge, pg. 161
10. The Economic Cost of Knowledge, pg. 178
11. Transmission and Reception, pg. 186
12. Consumption, Investment, Intermediate Product, pg. 193
13. Uses, Value, and Benefits of Knowledge, pg. 202
14. Knowledge Industries and Knowledge Occupations, pg. 225
List Of Pages With Lines Of Text Retained From The 1962 Volume, pg. 242
Index, pg. 245
Contents, pg. v
Analytical Table Of Contents, pg. vii
Preface, pg. xiii
The Story Of This Work, pg. xv
1. Introduction, pg. 1
2. The Known and the Knowing, pg. 27
3. Mundane, Scientific, Humanistic, Artistic, and Other Classes of Knowledge, pg. 59
4. Alternative Classifications of Knowledge, pg. 101
5. Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, pg. 113
6 Other Standards of Quality, pg. 125
7 Notions of Negative Knowledge, pg. 144
8. Choosers And Users Of Knowledge, pg. 155
9. Stocks And Flows Of Knowledge, pg. 161
10. The Economic Cost of Knowledge, pg. 178
11. Transmission and Reception, pg. 186
12. Consumption, Investment, Intermediate Product, pg. 193
13. Uses, Value, and Benefits of Knowledge, pg. 202
14. Knowledge Industries and Knowledge Occupations, pg. 225
List Of Pages With Lines Of Text Retained From The 1962 Volume, pg. 242
Index, pg. 245
