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The Privatisation of Knowledge: A New Policy Agenda for Health, Energy, and Data Governance

The Privatisation of Knowledge: A New Policy Agenda for Health, Energy, and Data Governance

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Series: Routledge Studies in Public Economics and Finance

Business GeneralEconomicsInvesting & Finance

ISBN10: 1032464062
ISBN13: 9781032464060
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 19 2024
Pages: 173
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book deals with the emergence of intellectual monopolies. It explores different ways of producing knowledge, thus showing alternatives to the current dominant paradigm which is based on turning knowledge produced collectively into intangible assets, owned by a few leading corporations. It discusses a paradox: knowledge creation by government-sponsored research infrastructures (RI) or by non-profit institutions, including universities, is increasingly appearing in the form of open science - ideas and data are widely available in the public domain. However, such knowledge is privatised downstream by new oligopolies. These oligopolies, such as the Tech Giants, are protected by legislation on intellectual property rights that restricts further access to knowledge. This process contributes to increasing social inequality.

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