{"product_id":"9780199256990","title":"Information Society and the Welfare State","description":"Silicon Valley has been considered as the model that societies must imitate to succeed in the information age. However,  recently another alternative has attracted strong international interest: the Finnish model. This is equally dynamic in  technological and economic terms, but combines the information society with the welfare state. This text studies what the Finnish model really is. The authors analyse the factors that have enabled Nokia to become the world's leading telecommunications company, for example, and Linux to become the biggest challenger to Microsoft in the operating systems market. They discuss the development of Nokia and the Finnish innovation model, with important lesssons for businesses and national technology policies. However, the Finnish model's most radical and interesting feature is its attempt to combine  technological and economic success with social justice and equality.","brand":"Manuel Castells, Pekka Himanen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45744220635454,"sku":"9780199256990","price":5414.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780199256990_dfe46d58-8278-48a0-9866-eec344ad999e.jpg?v=1707223695","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780199256990","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}