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'knowledge And Global Power' Is A Ground-breaking International Study Which Examines How Knowledge Is Produced, Distributed And Validated Globally. The Former Imperial Nations - The Rich Countries Of Europe And North America - Still Have A Hegemonic Position In The Global Knowledge Economy. Fran Collyer, Raewyn Connell, Joao Maia And Robert Morrell, Using Interviews, Databases And Fieldwork, Show How Intellectual Workers Respond In Three Southern Tier Countries, Brazil, South Africa And Australia. Knowledge-making: The Production Of Knowledge -- The New Domains Of Knowledge -- Southern Tier Intellectual Workers And Their Worlds -- Publication Patterns In The New Domains -- Circulating Knowledge -- Making And Re-shaping The Economy Of Knowledge -- Southern Tier, Global Economy And Knowledge Workers. Fran Collyer, Raewyn Connell, Joao Maia And Robert Morrell. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 195-203) And Indexes.