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The Informal Economy in Developing Nations : Hidden Engine of Innovation?
Kraemer-Mbula, Erika; Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha. Editors.; Arhin, Peter; Awuni, Stephen; Basheer, Shamnad; Bull, Christopher; De Beer, Jeremy; Charmes, Jacques; Daniels, Steve; Essegbey, George O.; Fu, Kun; Fu, Xiaolan; Gault, Fred; Hazeltine, Barrett; Ju ̈ Tting, Johannes; Kawooya, Dick; Kinyanjui, Mary N.; Kiplagat, Joseph; Konte ́, Almamy; Kraemer-Mbula, Erika; Lundvall, Bengt-ÅKe; Mata, Adriana; Mawoko, Philippe; Mjwara, Phil; Mkhize, Nonhlanhla; Morgan, Anneline; Sackey, Emmanuel; Sutz, Judith; Williams, Colin C.; Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha. Contributors.
2016
F 191 KRA.I
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Title
The Informal Economy in Developing Nations : Hidden Engine of Innovation?
Author
Kraemer-Mbula, Erika; Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha. Editors.
Arhin, Peter; Awuni, Stephen; Basheer, Shamnad; Bull, Christopher; De Beer, Jeremy; Charmes, Jacques; Daniels, Steve; Essegbey, George O.; Fu, Kun; Fu, Xiaolan; Gault, Fred; Hazeltine, Barrett; Ju ̈ Tting, Johannes; Kawooya, Dick; Kinyanjui, Mary N.; Kiplagat, Joseph; Konte ́, Almamy; Kraemer-Mbula, Erika; Lundvall, Bengt-ÅKe; Mata, Adriana; Mawoko, Philippe; Mjwara, Phil; Mkhize, Nonhlanhla; Morgan, Anneline; Sackey, Emmanuel; Sutz, Judith; Williams, Colin C.; Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha. Contributors.
Arhin, Peter; Awuni, Stephen; Basheer, Shamnad; Bull, Christopher; De Beer, Jeremy; Charmes, Jacques; Daniels, Steve; Essegbey, George O.; Fu, Kun; Fu, Xiaolan; Gault, Fred; Hazeltine, Barrett; Ju ̈ Tting, Johannes; Kawooya, Dick; Kinyanjui, Mary N.; Kiplagat, Joseph; Konte ́, Almamy; Kraemer-Mbula, Erika; Lundvall, Bengt-ÅKe; Mata, Adriana; Mawoko, Philippe; Mjwara, Phil; Mkhize, Nonhlanhla; Morgan, Anneline; Sackey, Emmanuel; Sutz, Judith; Williams, Colin C.; Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha. Contributors.
Item Type
Book
Description
1 online resource (444 pages).
ISBN
9781316799482 eBook
9781107157545 Print
9781107157545 Print
Alternate Call Number
F 191 KRA.I
Summary
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.
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Formatted Contents Note
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Forewords
Preface
Introduction
1. The Informal Economy: Definitions, Size, Contribution and Main Characteristics
2. Innovation in the Informal Economy
3. A Study of the Informal Metalworking Sector in Nairobi
4. Informal Manufacturing of Home and Personal Care Products in South Africa
5. Herbal Medicine in the Informal Sector of Ghana
6. Appropriation and Intellectual Property in the Informal Economy
7. Innovation Policy and the Informal Economy: Toward a New Policy Framework
8. Formulating an Agenda for the Measurement of Innovation in the Informal Economy
Annex 1. Ad Hoc Interview Guidelines and Questionnaires
Annex 2. Extract 1 from the Generic Questionnaire of Stage 2 of the 1-2-3 Survey
Annex 3. Kenya 2014 MSME Survey
Index.
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Forewords
Preface
Introduction
1. The Informal Economy: Definitions, Size, Contribution and Main Characteristics
2. Innovation in the Informal Economy
3. A Study of the Informal Metalworking Sector in Nairobi
4. Informal Manufacturing of Home and Personal Care Products in South Africa
5. Herbal Medicine in the Informal Sector of Ghana
6. Appropriation and Intellectual Property in the Informal Economy
7. Innovation Policy and the Informal Economy: Toward a New Policy Framework
8. Formulating an Agenda for the Measurement of Innovation in the Informal Economy
Annex 1. Ad Hoc Interview Guidelines and Questionnaires
Annex 2. Extract 1 from the Generic Questionnaire of Stage 2 of the 1-2-3 Survey
Annex 3. Kenya 2014 MSME Survey
Index.
Series
Intellectual Property, Innovation and Economic Development.
Available in Other Form
Print version: Kraemer-Mbula, Erika The Informal Economy in Developing Nations : Hidden Engine of Innovation? Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,c2016
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Language
English
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