Economic Development in the Information Age

June 2003

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Economic Development in the Information Age

Historical example: the industrial age boom just before the civil war through the turn of 20th Century

Industrial Age / Information Age

Drivers of Economic Growth

Industrial Age Information Age

Importance of Intangibles

Information Assets

Information assets are:

“Indigenous” Knowledge

Implication for Economic Development

Standard Location Factors

New Relationship between Production and Place

Economic Development Strategy?

Extension of Asset-Based Economic Development

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Author: Kenan Jarboe