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The geography of knowledge: never so close but never so far apart

The geography of knowledge: never so close but never so far apart
The geography of knowledge: never so close but never so far apart
This article begins by reviewing how knowledge and innovation has been conceptualized in economic geography over time. It then moves on to explore in detail the characteristics of knowledge including its generation processing and exchange. This article then seeks to explore the increasingly distributed nature of knowledge and the division of knowing in an economy, which is leading to many key knowledge workers and activities to become ever more isolated
1468-2702
1003-1020
Howells, Jeremy
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Howells, Jeremy
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Howells, Jeremy (2012) The geography of knowledge: never so close but never so far apart. Journal of Economic Geography, 12 (5), 1003-1020. (doi:10.1093/jeg/lbs027).

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This article begins by reviewing how knowledge and innovation has been conceptualized in economic geography over time. It then moves on to explore in detail the characteristics of knowledge including its generation processing and exchange. This article then seeks to explore the increasingly distributed nature of knowledge and the division of knowing in an economy, which is leading to many key knowledge workers and activities to become ever more isolated

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Published date: 2012
Organisations: Faculty of Business, Law and Art

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Local EPrints ID: 341832
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/341832
ISSN: 1468-2702
PURE UUID: 12246a5a-1e3b-4f44-a206-0313399a1a5d

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Date deposited: 08 Aug 2012 13:45
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 11:44

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Author: Jeremy Howells

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