Transition to the Knowledge Society, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)

Contents

Preface

Introduction: Towards the Knowledge Society
Kjell Rubenson and Hans G. Schuetze

Part 1: Economic and Social Policy for the Knowledge Society

1. The Role of Knowledge and Innovation for Economic Growth and Employment in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Era
   Charles Edquist and W. Craig Riddell

2. New Growth Theories and Economic Policy for the Knowledge Economy
   Richard G. Lipsey

3. The Social Contract in a Knowledge Society
   John Richards

4. Transition to the Knowledge Economy: Economic and Social Disparities in the New Economy
   Tom Wall
   
   

   Part 2: The Global Market, Regions, and Communities

5. The Nexus of the Information Revolution and Globalization
   Someshwar Rao and Ron Hirshhorn

6. European Regional Development Policy and Innovation
   Nicola De Michelis

7. Globalization, Information and Communication Technologies, and Local and Regional Systems of Innovation
   David A. Wolfe

8. Innovation, Organizational Capabilities, and Competitiveness in a Global Economy
   Luigi Orsenigo
   
   

   Part 3: Work in the Knowledge Economy

9. Employment in a Knowledge-Based Economy
   Pascal Petit

10. Work Organization and Information and Communication Technologies
    Henri Rouilleault

11. Human Resource Practices and Information Technology in Canada: Results from the WES Pilot Data
    Caroline L. Weber

12. The Changing Skill Structure of Employment in Canada
    Yves Gingras, Philippe Massé, and Richard Roy

13. Technology, Jobs, and Skills: Evidence from Europe
    John Van Reenen
    
    

    Part 4: Participation and Inclusion in the Knowledge Society

14. Learning in the Workplace: Training Patterns and Training Activities
    Gordon Betcherman, Norm Leckie, and Kathryn McMullen

15. Firms and Human Resources Investment
    Gerhard Bosch

16. The Impact of the Knowledge-Based Economy on Women's Participation
    Brenda Lipsett

17. The Changing Gender Division of Labour in the Transition to the Knowledge Society
    Ursula Huws

18. Lifelong Learning for the Knowledge Society: Demand, Supply, and Policy Dilemmas
    Kjell Rubenson and Hans G. Schuetze

19. Learning to be a Citizen of Cyberspace
    Vincent Mosco
    
    

    Part 5: Measuring the Knowledge Society

20. Measuring Human Capital: Data Gaps and Survey Requirements
    Albert Tuijnman

21. The Development and Use of a Canadian Linked Employer-Employee Survey
    Howard Krebs, Zdenek Patak, Garnett Picot, and Ted Wannell

22. Monitoring Workplace Change in the European Union
    Kevin P. O'Kelly