The New   Economy

"E-conomy, knowledge economy, information economy"--there's not a lot of agreement on exactly what the "new economy" is during its emergence over the past 15 years, but there's a lot of discussion about what it might be and what that can mean to businesses-- especially if you don't take some of these trends into consideration for strategic management.

• Readings on the New Economy-- basic trends and some links
• Encarta's Guide to the New Economy--
• Encyclopedia of the New Economy--
• New Economy Index-- state by state ranking and info for online development
• Economics Glossary--
• 9 myths about the new economy--

 

"When we talk about the new economy, we're talking about a world in which people  work with their brains instead of their hands. A world in which communications  technology creates global competition - not just for running shoes and laptop  computers, but also for bank loans and other services that can't be packed into a crate and shipped. A world in which innovation is more important than mass production. A world in which investment buys new concepts or the means to create them, rather than new machines. A world in which rapid change is a constant. A world at least as different from what came before it as the industrial age was from its agricultural predecessor. A world so different its emergence can only be described as a revolution."                  (from Wired's Encyclopedia of the New Economy)