Frugal Innovation and Development: Aides or Adversaries?

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 143-153

  Knorringa, Peter ^a   Peša, Iva ^b   Leliveld, André ^b   Van Beers, Cees ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

entrepreneurship; frugal innovation; inclusive development; inequality; technology

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; ENTREPRENEUR; INNOVATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84962264754     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2016.3     Document Type: Review

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