The informal economy in developing nations : hidden engine of innovation? /

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Imprint:Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Description:1 online resource (xxxiv, 408 pages).
Language:English
Series:Intellectual property, innovation and economic development
Intellectual property, innovation, and economic development.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13465379
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Other authors / contributors:Kraemer-Mbula, Erika, editor.
Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha, editor.
ISBN:9781316799758
1316799751
9781316799482
1316799484
1316799662
9781316799666
9781107157545
1107157544
9781316662076
1316662071
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 13, 2016).
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"--
Other form:Print version: Informal economy in developing nations. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016 9781107157545 1107157544
Standard no.:99971873299
40026701648

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