The Informal Economy in Developing Nations

Herausgeber: Kraemer-Mbula, Erika; Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This pioneering study offers a conceptual model and rich empirical evidence to help researchers and policy-makers understand informal innovation in developing countries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 792g
• ISBN-13: 9781107157545
• ISBN-10: 1107157544
• Artikelnr.: 45153396

Inhaltsangabe

1. The informal economy: definitions, size, contribution and main characteristics Jacques Charmes
Comment 1.1 Adriana Mata Greenwood
Comment 1.2 Johannes Jütting
2. Innovation in the informal economy Jeremy de Beer, Kun Fu and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent
Comment 2.1 Colin C. Williams
Comment 2.2 Fred Gault
Comment 2.3 Xiaolan Fu
3. A study of the informal metalworking sector in Nairobi Christopher Bull, Steve Daniels, Mary Kinyanjui and Barrett Hazeltine
Comment 3.1 Joseph K. Kiplagat
4. Informal manufacturing of home and personal care products in South Africa Erika Kraemer-Mbula
Comment 4.1 Nonhlanhla Mkhize
5. Herbal medicine in the informal sector of Ghana George Owusu Essegbey and Stephen Awuni
Comment 5.1 Peter Arhin
6. Appropriation and intellectual property in the informal economy Jeremy de Beer and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent
Comment 6.1 Emmanuel Sackey
Comment 6.2 Dick Kawooya
Comment 6.3 Shamnad Basheer
7. Innovation policy and the informal economy: toward a new policy framework Erika Kraemer-Mbula and Almamy Konte
Comment 7.1 Anneline Morgan
Comment 7.2 Judith Sutz
8. Formulating an agenda for the measurement of innovation in the informal economy Jacques Charmes, Fred Gault and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent
Comment 8.1 Philippe Mawoko
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.