The informal economy in developing nations : hidden engine of innovation? /Erika Kraemer-Mbula
Material type: TextPublisher number: Ragav Books Private Limited | ;A-184 A,Nand Gram ,Ghaziabad,U.P.Series: Intellectual property, innovation, and economic developmentPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press , 2016Description: xxxiv,408 Pages ;24 cmISBN: 9781107157545Subject(s): Informal sector (Economics) -- Developing countriesGenre/Form: International organization.DDC classification: 330 KRAItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Cover ; 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. Comment 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
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