The death of public knowledge? : how free markets destroy the general intellect / edited by Aeron Davis.
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...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Goldsmiths Press,
2017.
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| Series: | Goldsmiths Press PERC series.
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| Online Access: | Access via Directory of Open Access Books Access via Directory of Open Access Books |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | "Goldsmiths Press PERC series"--Preliminary page. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 262 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781906897420 1906897425 9781906897390 1906897395 |