Description: Knowledge As Commons : Toward Inclusive Science and Technology, Paperback by Purkayastha, Prabir, ISBN 1685900704, ISBN-13 9781685900700, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A powerful contribution to the debate on intellectual property Knowledge as Commons traces the historical path towards the privatization of knowledge, situating science, technology and the emergence of modern nations in a larger historical framework. Author Prabir Purkayastha asks: Do the needs of society drive science and technology? Or do developments in science and technology provide the motor force of history? Has this relationship changed over time? Purkayastha shows us that, with profit as its sole aim, capital claims to own human knowledge and its products, fencing them in with patents and intellectual property rights. Neoliberal institutions and policy diktats from the West have installed a global system in which knowledge, that limitless resource, is made artificially scarce—while limited resources such as water and clean air are treated as though they were infinite. Arguing that rapid technological change, from pharmaceuticals to electronics, should be an opportunity to deliver quicker cures, affordable access, and global cooperation in the production of knowledge, Purkayastha examines the consequences of this privatization for universities, healthcare, distributive justice, the domestic politics of developing countries, and their prospects vis-à-vis the West.
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Book Title: Knowledge As Commons : Toward Inclusive Science and Technology
Number of Pages: 258 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Knowledge As Commons : Toward Inclusive Science and Technology
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2024
Subject: Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy, General, Essays
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, Technology & Engineering
Author: Prabir Purkayastha
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
