TY - JOUR
T1 - The Emergence of the Knowledge Economy and the Changing Role of Translators as Knowledge Brokers: A Case of the Sharing Economy in China
AU - CHAN, Andy Lung Jan
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - Before the 1970s, gross national product or gross domestic product was used to measure national development, but this indicator has been criticized for over-emphasizing material wealth. This paper begins by discussing the ‘quality of life’ and ‘human capability’ concepts, which may provide a broader view of development. Endogenous-Growth Theory of knowledge and innovation is then introduced, offering an alternative to the classical economic models of development such as the Stages-of-Economic-Growth Model and the Exogenous-Growth Model. The aim is to explain the role played by sharing, reusing and expanding knowledge through communication and mobile technology in the sharing economy. In particular, the introduction of Uber into China is used as a case study to illustrate that, in future, translators (and translator trainers) may need to focus more on mediating between sources of knowledge and users of knowledge as well as building links between different stakeholders.
AB - Before the 1970s, gross national product or gross domestic product was used to measure national development, but this indicator has been criticized for over-emphasizing material wealth. This paper begins by discussing the ‘quality of life’ and ‘human capability’ concepts, which may provide a broader view of development. Endogenous-Growth Theory of knowledge and innovation is then introduced, offering an alternative to the classical economic models of development such as the Stages-of-Economic-Growth Model and the Exogenous-Growth Model. The aim is to explain the role played by sharing, reusing and expanding knowledge through communication and mobile technology in the sharing economy. In particular, the introduction of Uber into China is used as a case study to illustrate that, in future, translators (and translator trainers) may need to focus more on mediating between sources of knowledge and users of knowledge as well as building links between different stakeholders.
KW - China
KW - development and translation
KW - knowledge broker
KW - knowledge economy
KW - sharing economy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062471426&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13556509.2019.1586072
DO - 10.1080/13556509.2019.1586072
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 1355-6509
VL - 24
SP - 367
EP - 379
JO - Translator
JF - Translator
IS - 4
ER -