The death of public knowledge? : how free markets destroy the general intellect /
David, Aeron
The death of public knowledge? : how free markets destroy the general intellect / [Book] edited by Aeron Davis - xi, 262 pages : 22 cm - Goldsmiths Press PERC series . - Goldsmiths Press PERC series .
"Goldsmiths Press PERC series"--Page facing title page
The death of public knowledge' argues for the value and importance of shared, publicly accessible knowledge, and suggests that the erosion of its most visible forms, including public service broadcasting, education, and the network of public libraries, has worrying outcomes for democracy.With contributions from both activists and academics, this collection of short, sharp essays focuses on different aspects of public knowledge, from libraries and education to news media and public policy. Together, the contributors record the stresses and strains placed upon public knowledge by funding cuts and austerity, the new digital economy, quantification and target-setting, neoliberal politics, and inequality. These pressures, the authors contend, not only hinder democracies, but also undermine markets, economies, and social institutions and spaces everywhere
All.
9781906897390 (hardback) 1906897395
Mass media policy
Mass media--Economic aspects
Information policy--Economic aspects
Knowledge, Sociology of
Education and state--Economic aspects--Great Britain
001
The death of public knowledge? : how free markets destroy the general intellect / [Book] edited by Aeron Davis - xi, 262 pages : 22 cm - Goldsmiths Press PERC series . - Goldsmiths Press PERC series .
"Goldsmiths Press PERC series"--Page facing title page
The death of public knowledge' argues for the value and importance of shared, publicly accessible knowledge, and suggests that the erosion of its most visible forms, including public service broadcasting, education, and the network of public libraries, has worrying outcomes for democracy.With contributions from both activists and academics, this collection of short, sharp essays focuses on different aspects of public knowledge, from libraries and education to news media and public policy. Together, the contributors record the stresses and strains placed upon public knowledge by funding cuts and austerity, the new digital economy, quantification and target-setting, neoliberal politics, and inequality. These pressures, the authors contend, not only hinder democracies, but also undermine markets, economies, and social institutions and spaces everywhere
All.
9781906897390 (hardback) 1906897395
Mass media policy
Mass media--Economic aspects
Information policy--Economic aspects
Knowledge, Sociology of
Education and state--Economic aspects--Great Britain
001