Cities and the Knowledge Economy Promise, Politics and Possibilities

A knowledge economy for the few -- References -- 4. Universities as engines of growth -- Introduction -- The place and space of universities -- Boundaries under pressure -- Univer-cities -- A missing middle -- Summary: Institutions and the knowledge economy -- References -- 5. Knowing the city -- Introduction -- Knowledge matters -- Expertise and the university -- Boundaries, analysis and democracy -- Excellence and relevance in the game of scales -- Summary: Knowledge, context and action -- References -- pt. III Possibilities -- 6. Excavating alternatives in the shadows of the knowledge economy -- Introduction -- Forging alternative urban imaginaries -- Control, participation and coproduction -- Learning from alternatives -- Challenging dominant frames -- Summary: The search for just and sustainable possibilities -- References -- 7. Critique and transformation in the `real' university -- Introduction