| Description |
xvii, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1 Growth cultures : meaning and interpretation in the knowledge age -- 2 The knowledge economy and growth cultures : a theoretical framework -- 3 Bioscientific research and the emergence of knowledge domains -- 4 The microbiology revolution and the crisis in pharmaceuticals -- 5 Academic growth cultures : the rise of bioregional knowledge domains -- 6 The shifting landscape of bioscience policy -- 7 The cluster model in biotechnology : nodes in global networks -- 8 Healthcare biotechnology in developing countries -- 9 Environmental, energy and agro-food bioregions -- 10 The financing of biopharmaceuticals firms -- 11 Conclusions : biotechnology's proximities, pipelines and platforms |
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Growth cultures : meaning and interpretation in the knowledge age -- The knowledge economy and growth cultures : a theoretical framework -- Bioscientific research and the emergence of knowledge domains -- The microbiology revolution and the crisis in pharmaceuticals -- Academic growth cultures : the rise of bioregional knowledge domains -- The shifting landscape of bioscience policy -- The cluster model in biotechnology: nodes in global networks -- Healthcare biotechnology in developing countries -- Environmental, energy and agro-food biotechnology -- The financing of biopharmaceuticals firms -- Conclusion : biotechnology's proximities, pipelines and platforms |
| Summary |
"Growth Cultures investigates the rapidly growing phenomena of biotechnology and sets this study within a knowledge economy context. Philip Cooke proposes new knowledge-focused theoretical framework, 'the New Global Bioeconomy', against which to test empirical characteristics of biotechnology."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biotechnology -- Economic aspects.
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Pharmaceutical biotechnology -- Economic aspects.
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| LC no. |
2007001186 |
| ISBN |
9780415392235 hardcover : cover |
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