Frugal innovation in Africa: Tracking Unilever's washing-powder sachets

African Dynamics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages 59-77

  Van Beers, Cees ^a   Knorringa, Peter ^a   Leliveld, André ^a  

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EID: 84959281611     PISSN: 15681777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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