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UNINA9910462878903321 |
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Titolo |
Challenges of african transformation [[electronic resource] ] : exploring through innovation approach / / edited by Mammo Munchie and Baskaran Angathevar |
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Oxford, : Africa Institute of South Africa, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-7983-0349-2 |
0-7983-0350-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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aMuchieMammo |
BaskaranAngathevar |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development - Africa |
Developing countries |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- Contributing authors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Science and technology indicators in Africa: historical development and challenges -- Chapter 2. Building systems for innovation 'Take off' in African economies -- Chapter 3. Innovation in Africa, toward a realistic vision -- Chapter 4. Innovations systems in renewable natural resource management and sustainable agriculture: a literature review -- Chapter 5. Low-income countries and innovation studies: a review of recent literature -- Chapter 6. Human capital, R&D and endogenous occupational choice -- Chapter 7. Building systems of innovation in an African setting: the cluster initiative development approach -- Chapter 8. Are north-south technological spillovers substantial? A dynamic panel data model estimation -- Chapter 9. Where are the flags of our father? Rethinking linkages between social policies and innovation policies -- Chapter 10. Design theory of Letanta -- Chapter 11. Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A brief overview of the African economic picture reveals a paradox where the continent that has rich mineral resources, nearly a billion people and a land mass which includes the sizes of China, USA, India, |
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