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***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** The Knowledge-Based Economy: Modeled, Measured, Simulated; 385 pp., US$ 18.95 “Challenging, theoretically rich yet anchored in detailed empirical analysis, Loet Leydesdorff’s exploration of the dynamics of the knowledge-economy is a major contribution to the field. Drawing on his expertise in science and technology studies, systems theory, and his internationally respected work on the ‘triple helix’, the book provides a radically new modelling and simulation of knowledge systems, capturing the articulation of structure, communication, and agency therein. This work will be of immense interest to both theorists of the knowledge-economy and practitioners in science policy.” Andrew Webster Science & Technology Studies, University of York, UK ________________________________ “This book is a ground-breaking collection of theory and techniques to help understand the internal dynamics of the modern knowledge-based economy, including issues such as stability, anticipation, and interactions amongst components. The combination of theory, measurement, and modelling gives the necessary power with which to address the complexity of modern networked social systems. Each on its own would partly illuminate an innovation system, but the combination sheds a far brighter light.” Mike Thelwall Information Science, University of Wolverhampton, UK ________________________________ “The sociologist Niklas Luhmann is considered one of the few social scientists possibly able to explain a decisive event once it has happened. In this book, Loet Leydesdorff answers the challenge to take Luhmann’s analysis one step further by introducing anticipation into the theory. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the use of recursion and incursion to model social processes.” Dirk Baecker Sociology, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Germany ________________________________ <http://www.universal-publishers.com/book.php?method=ISBN&book=1581129378> Loet Leydesdorff Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR) Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 CX Amsterdam http://www.leydesdorff.net _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message.