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Nature 398, 181 (18 March 1999) | doi:10.1038/18273

... in the push for a knowledge-driven economy

Ehsan Masood1

The British government believes it is near the end of its checklist of measures to turn the country into a knowledge-driven economy. The central idea behind the initiatives is that richer countries with a good science base should seek to profit from knowledge, as their high labour costs make them uncompetitive in low-skilled areas of work.