Pro-Poor Innovations to Promote Instrumental Freedoms: A Systematic Literature Review

Octaviano Rojas Luiz, Enzo Barberio Mariano and Hermes Moretti Ribeiro da Silva
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Octaviano Rojas Luiz: Department of Production Engineering, School of Engineering of Bauru, Campus Bauru, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru 17033-360, Brazil
Enzo Barberio Mariano: Department of Production Engineering, School of Engineering of Bauru, Campus Bauru, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru 17033-360, Brazil
Hermes Moretti Ribeiro da Silva: Department of Production Engineering, School of Engineering of Bauru, Campus Bauru, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru 17033-360, Brazil

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-22

Abstract: Through a systematic literature review, this article aims to evaluate the impacts of various concepts of pro-poor innovations (PPI) on the five instrumental freedoms in Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach. For this, 165 articles were analysed to summarize the main influences of the pro-poor innovation on each type of instrumental freedom: political freedoms, economic facilities, transparency guarantees, social opportunities, and protective security. In general, the results indicate a positive influence of the innovation concepts for distinct types of freedom, with emphasis on the expansion of social opportunities and economic facilities.

Keywords: pro-poor innovation; literature review; capability approach; frugal innovation; human development; grassroots innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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