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200 04$aThe informal economy in developing nations $ehidden engine of innovation? /$f[edited by] Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Sacha Wunsch-Vincent$b[electronic resource]
210  1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2016.
215   $a1 online resource (xxxiv, 408 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s)
225 0 $aIntellectual property, innovation and economic development
300   $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Oct 2016).
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover ; Half-title page; Reviews ; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Disclaimer; Introduction; 1 The Informal Economy: Definitions, Size, Contribution and Main Characteristics; Comment 1.1; Comment 1.2; 2 Innovation in the Informal Economy; Comment 2.1; Comment 2.2; Comment 2.3; 3 A Study of the Informal Metalworking Sector in Nairobi; Comment 3.1; 4 Informal Manufacturing of Home and Personal Care Products in South Africa; Comment 4.1; 5 Herbal Medicine in the Informal Sector of Ghana
327   $aComment 5.16 Appropriation and Intellectual Property in the Informal Economy; Comment 6.1; Comment 6.2; Comment 6.3; 7 Innovation Policy and the Informal Economy: Toward a New Policy Framework; Comment 7.1; Comment 7.2; 8 Formulating an Agenda for the Measurement of Innovation in the Informal Economy; Comment 8.1; 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
330   $aThe informal economy represents a significant share of output and employment in many developing countries. Yet little is known about this hidden engine of innovation. This pioneering study addresses some crucial questions, including: what is the role of the informal sector in economic development? How does innovation occur in the informal economy? How does it spread, who are the key actors and what impacts does it have? How do inventors and entrepreneurs in the informal economy reap benefits from their innovations? What stops informal sector innovation from scaling up? How can informal sector innovation in developing countries be measured? And what policies might support informal sector innovation and improve its impacts? This book will stimulate further work on this crucial but under-researched subject. As well as rich empirical evidence from several groundbreaking studies, it includes conceptual and methodological tools and policy recommendations to help researchers and policy-makers understand innovation in the informal economy.
410  0$aIntellectual Property, Innovation and Economic Development
606   $aInformal sector (Economics)$zDeveloping countries
606   $aInternational organization
606   $aInternational cooperation
615  0$aInformal sector (Economics)
615  0$aInternational organization.
615  0$aInternational cooperation.
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702   $aKraemer-Mbula$b Erika
702   $aWunsch-Vincent$b Sacha
801  0$bUkCbUP
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996   $aThe informal economy in developing nations$92581859
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