1. Structural change and the knowledge-based economy : an international overview -- 2. Structural change and the long-run dynamics of economic growth -- 3. The economics of technological knowledge -- 4. Structural change and knowledge structure : an integrated framework -- 5. The implementation...

In this introduction, we review the arguments that underpin the rationale for the special section, and provide a structured sequence for the contents of the six selected papers that comprise the section.

The paper proposes an original survey on the evolution of the concept of technological knowledge and of its production, as well as of its operational translations in the empirical literature. We move from the former notion of knowledge capital stock, implying a linear approach to the process of...