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York University Bookstore is launching communications Prof. Myles Ruggles\u2019 book, Automating Interaction: Formal and Informal Knowledge in the Digital Network Economy<\/I>, today at a reception in the York Lanes bookstore from 4 to 6pm.<\/P>
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About the book<\/P><\/B>
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The role of knowledge and information in economic life has gradually emerged as a central question in economic theory and contributes to shaping our understanding of the interaction of information technologies and sociocultural institutions. This volume traces the history of knowledge, information and cognate categories as variables in economic thought. In it, Ruggles argues that paradigmatic revision of the methodological assumptions of mainstream economics are necessary to capturing and modeling accurately the welfare implications of information technology innovation and design and adoption processes in society.<\/P>
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About the author<\/P><\/B>
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Myles Ruggles is a social sciences and communications professor in the Faculty of Arts. He is course director of Information and Technology, a second-year social sciences course, and Communications and the Sociotechnical, a fourth-year course.<\/P>
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