Purpose – The city can be viewed from many perspectives. In this article the author's perspective will be the city as knowledge tool. In the knowledge economy it might be argued that one of the most essential dimensions will be the relational as well as organizational dimensions, such as a...

Purpose – The paper sets out to focus on the upper level of knowledge cities of the world. Design/methodology/approach – They are analyzed in terms of research output in total and for three disciplines: biotechnology, information and communications technology, and nanotechnology. The concept...

Purpose – The global knowledge economy has put the focus on the regional aspects of economic growth. It has also shifted development perspectives from output to input factors as production has become more knowledge‐based. Researchers have sought a better understanding of how firms,...

Purpose – To introduce the 2007 annual special issue on knowledge‐based development (KBD), from the perspective of the institutionalization of KBD as a field of study and practice, followed by an outline of the contents. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is a discussion of the...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to introduce the 2008 annual special issue on knowledge‐based development (KBD), from the perspective of the construction of an R&D agenda relevant to the international community of knowledge‐based development (KBD) practitioners and researchers....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify viable demarcation criteria for knowledge based development (KBD) with reference to current concepts and practices, as an introduction to the JKM 2009 annual special issue on KBD. Design/methodology/approach – Outlines viable demarcation...

This is a theoretical research paper that aims to make the case for the major cultural evolution underlying the transition from industrial to knowledge societies. The approach followed consists of a theoretical analysis of the redefinition of production factors as well as the output variables to...

Introduction: three converging concepts -- There are only alternatives -- Knowledge-Based Development -- Good Lives: striving to improve the human condition -- From Postdevelopment to Degrowth -- Social Improvement dimensions -- Capital in the Anthropocene -- Occupying the Economy -- Knowledge...