Death of Public Knowledge?
How Free Markets Destroy the General Intellect
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Publication
2017 - Goldsmiths, University London
Language
English
Word Count
70,000 words, Guess
Page Count
280 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781906897420
- ISBN-101906897425
- Better World Books9781906897420
- Open LibraryOL29784737M
Description
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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