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The Knowledge Economy by Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Challenging alternatives to the concentration of power in the hands of the few who tightly control the knowledge economy
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ACCORDING to Roberto Mangabeira Unger, the “insular vanguards” of the knowledge economy exist on the sidelines of all areas of production. But their practices and wealth haven't filtered down, bearing in mind the fact that traditional mass production no longer provides the growth we once had.
He explores the conditions that could make the knowledge economy more inclusive which, he believes, would bear down on stagnation and inequality.
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