Analytical evaluation of the process of converting science to commodity and Analysis of the Conventional approach of economics of science from an Islamic perspective

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Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:

Commodification of affairs and concepts and justifying them to physical goods is the process that began from formation of conventional economics. At this process gradually it has been struggled to put up all affairs and concepts below economic logic and marketized them to transaction. Knowledge is a concept that commoditized after 1950s. This article has been written in analytical method on the base of economic philosophy by critical approach to commodification of knowledge. Knowledge in capital and transactive structure has been entered into economic literature and formed Economics of Science. Based on Economics of Science, knowledge can enter to transaction as commodity on one hand and as capital into economic growth function to improve production and wealth. Staying knowledge as market agent defined market as main motivator of knowledge production and ignored other motivators like need, culture, politics, security, wish and taste. Changing of conditions from marketized knowledge to progressive and perfect knowledge needs some institutions that can satisfied scientist’s wishes and incentives in to parallel Priority.

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Persian
Published:
Journal of Economic Literature, Volume:17 Issue: 33, 2020
Pages:
199 to 217
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