The Economics of Frugal Innovation

Christian Le Bas

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Abstract: In light of the tremendous growth of frugal product and process innovations in emerging markets and Northern economies, this book offers a clear understanding of this new direction of technological change with a Schumpeterian analytical frame. Characterising frugal innovation as a new technological paradigm, it illuminates the relationship between frugality and sustainability.

Keywords: Business and Management; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Innovations and Technology; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
ISBN: 9781035302321
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 What frugal innovation is: defining frugal innovation and delineating its forms through cases studies , pp 8-17

with Sana Khan

Ch 2 Frugal innovation as a new technological paradigm: an interpretation , pp 18-33

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Ch 3 The economics of the frugal direction of technological change: resource constraints scheme, induced direction models, and demand-side approaches , pp 34-51

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Ch 4 Frugal innovation as environmental innovation: analytical frame and diffusion factors , pp 52-71

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Ch 5 Frugal innovation and sustainability, exploring the empirical relevance of a new taxonomy: fully versus weakly sustainable frugal innovation , pp 72-88

with Sana Khan

Ch 6 What type of innovator is a frugal innovator? An econometric exercise , pp 89-102

with Mounir Amdaoud

Ch 7 Frugal innovation and the process of disruption , pp 107-119

with Souhaila Kammoun

Ch 8 Frugal innovation and economic dynamics in developing economies , pp 120-137

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