Book contents
- The Informal Economy in Developing NationsHidden Engine of Innovation?
- Reviews
- Cambridge and the World Intellectual Property Organization
- The Informal Economy in Developing Nations
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Preface
- Disclaimer
- Introduction
- 1 The Informal Economy
- 2 Innovation in the Informal Economy
- 3 A Study of the Informal Metalworking Sector in Nairobi
- 4 Informal Manufacturing of Home and Personal Care Products in South Africa
- 5 Herbal Medicine in the Informal Sector of Ghana
- 6 Appropriation and Intellectual Property in the Informal Economy
- Mechanisms for Appropriating the Fruit of Innovation Activities
- Appropriation of Innovation in Practice – Country Study Observations
- Practical Challenges in the Use of Formal IP
- Conclusions
- Comment 6.1
- Comment 6.2
- Comment 6.3
- 7 Innovation Policy and the Informal Economy
- 8 Formulating an Agenda for the Measurement of Innovation in the Informal Economy
- Book part
- Index
- References
Comment 6.2
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2016
Book contents
- The Informal Economy in Developing NationsHidden Engine of Innovation?
- Reviews
- Cambridge and the World Intellectual Property Organization
- The Informal Economy in Developing Nations
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Preface
- Disclaimer
- Introduction
- 1 The Informal Economy
- 2 Innovation in the Informal Economy
- 3 A Study of the Informal Metalworking Sector in Nairobi
- 4 Informal Manufacturing of Home and Personal Care Products in South Africa
- 5 Herbal Medicine in the Informal Sector of Ghana
- 6 Appropriation and Intellectual Property in the Informal Economy
- Mechanisms for Appropriating the Fruit of Innovation Activities
- Appropriation of Innovation in Practice – Country Study Observations
- Practical Challenges in the Use of Formal IP
- Conclusions
- Comment 6.1
- Comment 6.2
- Comment 6.3
- 7 Innovation Policy and the Informal Economy
- 8 Formulating an Agenda for the Measurement of Innovation in the Informal Economy
- Book part
- Index
- References
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- The Informal Economy in Developing NationsHidden Engine of Innovation?, pp. 278 - 282Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016
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