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The informal economy in developing nations : hidden engine of innovation? / edited by Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Sacha Wunsch-Vincent.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Intellectual property, innovation and economic developmentPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781316799758
  • 1316799751
  • 9781316799482
  • 1316799484
  • 1316799662
  • 9781316799666
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 330 23
LOC classification:
  • HD2346.5 .I5254 2016eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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
Summary: "Governance is about governing, and governing is predominantly about making decisions. This might appear to be a truism but we assert that much of the governance literature in general, and the development of governance theory in particular, has lost perspective on what constitutes the core issue of democratic governance; governing. Equally important, governing frequently means making and enforcing unpopular decisions which require a solid institutional framework and a regulated process. Again, decision making is at the heart of governing and governance. It is generally acknowledged that governing contemporary society is a more challenging task compared to just a few decades ago as a result of increasing social complexity and globalization. Governments around the world address this complexity by engaging societal partners in the process of governing but this strategy has entailed complex contingencies related to the organization and management of collaborative forms of governance"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Governance is about governing, and governing is predominantly about making decisions. This might appear to be a truism but we assert that much of the governance literature in general, and the development of governance theory in particular, has lost perspective on what constitutes the core issue of democratic governance; governing. Equally important, governing frequently means making and enforcing unpopular decisions which require a solid institutional framework and a regulated process. Again, decision making is at the heart of governing and governance. It is generally acknowledged that governing contemporary society is a more challenging task compared to just a few decades ago as a result of increasing social complexity and globalization. Governments around the world address this complexity by engaging societal partners in the process of governing but this strategy has entailed complex contingencies related to the organization and management of collaborative forms of governance"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 13, 2016).

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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