The informal economy in developing nations : hidden engine of innovation?
tarafından
 
Kraemer-Mbula, Erika, editor.

Başlık
The informal economy in developing nations : hidden engine of innovation?

Yazar
Kraemer-Mbula, Erika, editor.

ISBN
9781107157545

Fiziksel Tanımlama
xxxiv, 408 pages : figures, tables ; 24 cm.

Seri
Intellectual Property, Innovation and Economic Development.

İçerik
The informal economy : definitions, size, contribution and main characteristics / Jacques Charmes -- Innovation in the informal economy / Jeremy de Beer, Kun Fu and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent -- A study of the informal metalworking sector in Nairobi / Christopher Bull ... [et al.] -- Informal manufacturing of home and personal care products in South Africa / Erika Kraemer-Mbula -- Herbal medicine in the informal sector of Ghana / George Owusu Essegbey and Stephen Awuni -- Appropriation and intellectual property in the informal economy / Jeremy de Beer and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent -- Innovation policy and the informal economy : toward a new policy framework / Erika Kraemer-Mbula and Almamy Konte -- Formulating an agenda for the measurement of innovation in the informal economy / Jacques Charmes, Fred Gault and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent.

Özet
The informal economy represents a significant share of output and employment in many developing countries. Yet little is known about this hidden engine of innovation. This pioneering study addresses some crucial questions, including: what is the role of the informal sector in economic development? How does innovation occur in the informal economy? How does it spread, who are the key actors and what impacts does it have? How do inventors and entrepreneurs in the informal economy reap benefits from their innovations? What stops informal sector innovation from scaling up? How can informal sector innovation in developing countries be measured? And what policies might support informal sector innovation and improve its impacts? This book will stimulate further work on this crucial but under-researched subject. As well as rich empirical evidence from several groundbreaking studies, it includes conceptual and methodological tools and policy recommendations to help researchers and policy-makers understand innovation in the informal economy

Konu Başlığı
Informal sector (Economics).
 
Gayriresmi sektör (Ekonomi).
 
International organization.
 
Uluslararası örgütler.
 
International cooperation.
 
Uluslararası işbirliği.

Yazar Ek Girişi
Kraemer-Mbula, Erika,
 
Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha,


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