The Information Society and the Welfare State
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The Information Society and the Welfare State by Manuel Castells
Finland has moved into the limelight of the information and communication technology world. Yet its social and cultural values and institutional arrangements are in marked contrast to Silicon Valley, another and better known model of an innovative region. In this book the authors explain the features and context of the Finnish Information Society.
.. this is an important piece of work that contains an impressive range of imformation about present-day Finland and it information society. * Enterprise & Society *
... discusses the lessons from both Nokia, and the Finnish Innovation model, for business and national technology policies. Essential reading for anyone with responsibilities in those areas - as well as being of interest to many general readers. * Long Range Planning *
... discusses the lessons from both Nokia, and the Finnish Innovation model, for business and national technology policies. Essential reading for anyone with responsibilities in those areas - as well as being of interest to many general readers. * Long Range Planning *
Manuel Castells is Professor of Sociology, and Professor of City & Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was appointed in 1979 after teaching for twelve years at the University of Paris. He has also been a visiting professor in fifteen universities around the world, and an invited lecturer in hundreds of academic and professional institutions in thirty-five countries. Pekka Himanen works as a researcher in Europe and the United States. Following the completion of his Ph.D. eight years ago, he has also carried out field study in India, China, and Japan. He has been an adviser to the Finnish government on the information society, and to the Finnish Ministry of Eduacation and numerous universities on the virtual university. He works with some of the world's leading information technology companies on the human-oriented approaches to the information society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199256990 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199256993 |
| Title | The Information Society and the Welfare State |
| Author | Manuel Castells |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2002-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 212 |
| Prizes | Winner of Manuel Castells was awarded the Holberg International Memorial Prize in 2012. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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