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020 _a9781316869482 (ebook)
020 _z9781107183100 (hardback)
020 _z9781316634219 (paperback)
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_beng
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050 0 0 _aHC800.Z9
_bF8 2020
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100 1 _aFu, Xiaolan,
_d1967-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aInnovation under the radar :
_bthe nature and sources of innovation in Africa /
_cXiaolan Fu.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2020.
300 _a1 online resource (xxii, 414 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Dec 2020).
520 _aInvestigating the nature, drivers and sources of innovation in Africa, this book examines the channels for effective diffusion of innovation in and to Africa under institutional, resource and affordability constraints. Fu draws on almost a decade of research on innovation in Africa to explore these issues and unpack the process, combining a rigorous statistical analysis of a purposely designed multi-wave, multi-country survey with in-depth studies of representative cases. Building on this research, Fu argues that African firms are innovative but unsupported. Those 'under-the-radar' innovations that widely exist in Africa as a result of the constraints are not sufficient to enable Africa to leapfrog the innovation gap in the era of the fourth Industrial Revolution. This is the first comprehensive analysis of the creation and diffusion of innovation in low income countries. It also provides the first survey-based analysis of innovation in the informal economy.
650 0 _aTechnological innovations
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aInformation technology
_xEconomic aspects
_zAfrica.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107183100
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781316869482
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