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Informal Sector Innovations: Insights from the Global South

Editat de Mammo Muchie, Saradindu Bhaduri, Angathevar Baskaran, Fayaz Sheikh
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 noi 2015
It is well documented that the space of informal economic activity is rising across the globe. This rise has been particularly significant in the least developed and developing countries, especially after the onset of neo-liberal policies and withdrawal of welfare state. There has also been a shift in academic thinking on informal sector, with attempts being made to understand the contribution of informal sector in generating employment and economic growth rather than focusing solely on exploitative labour conditions in these economic activities. Indeed, with the retreat of welfare state and the introduction of contract labour in the formal sector, many issues related to occupational hazards and improper labour conditions do not remain unique to the informal sectors of the economy, particularly in less developed countries.
This volume addresses a specific concern: the issue of knowledge generation and innovative activities, which lies at the core of sustained competitive advantage of these activities. The chapters in this book were originally published in the African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138943520
ISBN-10: 1138943525
Pagini: 178
Dimensiuni: 219 x 276 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Cuprins

Foreword  1. Introduction  Part I: Perspectives of Informal Economy  2. Rational agent-based understanding of the informal sector: A critical assessment  3. A new informal economy in Africa: The case of Ghana  4. Development of entrepreneurial potential among undergraduates of a private university in Nigeria  5. The confounding influence of urban informality on innovation and production specialisation in production clusters: evidence from Nairobi  Part II: Informal Sector Innovations: Insights from Africa  6. The dynamics of local innovations among formal and informal enterprises: Stories from rural South Africa  7. Actor networks and innovation activities among rural enterprises in a South African locality  8. Grassroots Innovation as a Mechanism for Smallholder Development in South Africa: Can Impact be Measured?  9. Innovation and agricultural exports: the case of sub-Saharan Africa  10. Effects of climate change on a peri-urban farming community in Lagos, Nigeria  11. Agro-based technological innovation: a critical analysis of the determinants of innovation in the informal sector in Harare, Zimbabwe  Part III: Informal Sector Innovations: Insights from India  12. Dynamic networks of grassroots innovators in India  13. Jugaad to grassroot innovations: understanding the landscape of the informal sector innovations in India  14. Exploring informal sector community innovations and knowledge appropriation: A study of Kashmiri pashmina shawls  15. Rethinking technological choices and knowledge production in the mines and on the factory floor: Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha’s experiences in central India  16. Understanding the diffusion modes of grassroots innovations in India: A study of Honey Bee Network supported innovators  17. Conclusion

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The space of informal economic activity is rising across the globe, particularly in the least developed and developing countries. There has been a shift in academic thinking on informal sector, with attempts being made to understand the contribution of informal sector in generating employment and economic growth rather than focusing solely on exploitative labour conditions in these economic activities. This volume addresses a specific concern: the issue of knowledge generation and innovative activities, which lies at the core of sustained competitive advantage of these activities. The chapters were originally published in the African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development.