Knowledge as Commons: Toward Inclusive Science and Technology

Knowledge as Commons: Toward Inclusive Science and Technology
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9781685900700
ISBN-13 : 1685900704
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Book Synopsis Knowledge as Commons: Toward Inclusive Science and Technology by : Prabir Purkayastha

Download or read book Knowledge as Commons: Toward Inclusive Science and Technology written by Prabir Purkayastha and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2024-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful contribution to the debate on intellectual property Knowledge as Commons traces the historical path towards the privatization of knowledge, situating science, technology and the emergence of modern nations in a larger historical framework. Author Prabir Purkayastha asks: Do the needs of society drive science and technology? Or do developments in science and technology provide the motor force of history? Has this relationship changed over time? Purkayastha shows us that, with profit as its sole aim, capital claims to own human knowledge and its products, fencing them in with patents and intellectual property rights. Neoliberal institutions and policy diktats from the West have installed a global system in which knowledge, that limitless resource, is made artificially scarce—while limited resources such as water and clean air are treated as though they were infinite. Arguing that rapid technological change, from pharmaceuticals to electronics, should be an opportunity to deliver quicker cures, affordable access, and global cooperation in the production of knowledge, Purkayastha examines the consequences of this privatization for universities, healthcare, distributive justice, the domestic politics of developing countries, and their prospects vis-à-vis the West.


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