Innovation for Inclusive Rural Transformation in Developmental States
Author : Alexis Habiyaremye
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 42,90 MB
Release : 2020
Category :
ISBN :
Fostering Inclusive Rural Transformation in Fragile States and Situations
Author : Karim Hussein
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Political stability
ISBN : 9789290727088
Book Description
"This paper seeks to answer three main questions: (i) What are fragile states and situations and how do they relate to issues of inclusive structural and rural transformation? (ii) In three selected case studies of diverse fragile situations (in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Haiti and the Republic of the Sudan--drawing on IFAD financed programme and country experience), what have been the key elements of structural and rural transformation and to what extent has rural transformation been inclusive? (iii) In these cases, how does fragility affect the inclusiveness of rural transformation? Which policies and approaches can successfully promote inclusive rural transformation in fragile situations? This paper focuses on the relationships between fragile states and situations and structural and rural transformation in different contexts, and the degree to which inclusive rural transformation can be observed, understood and fostered in such situations. It provides an overview of the relationship between fragility and structural and rural transformation, and then proposes a focus on fragile situations rather than on fragile states. It identifies key issues that affect inclusive rural transformation in a diversity of fragile situations, considering short-term and long-term dynamics."--Page 4.
Innovation for inclusive development and transformation in South Africa
Author : Charles Hongoro
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 16,45 MB
Release : 2023-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1779952201
Book Description
Science, technology, and innovation (STI) are generally accepted as major drivers of growth and can help address poverty and directly improve the well-being of different groups in society. However, under certain circumstances, STI can reinforce social exclusion and inequalities. This book explores discourses around directionality and the importance of Innovation for Inclusive Development (IID) in addressing policy questions that explore the relationship between IID with inequalities in income and opportunities. It seeks to unpack the concept of IID and what it means in a country such as South Africa – a country characterised by endemic poverty, deepening inequality, and high levels of unemployment. The book is largely original and based on a critique of existing literature to expose specific issues or bolster specific arguments about the role of IID in equitable and inclusive development. This book has been written by various scholars who understand the various notions of IID and how it can possibly be applied and the relevance of such knowledge for policy, programmes and practice.
Handbook of Innovation for Sustainable Tourism
Author : Booyens, Irma
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1800372744
Book Description
Offering conceptual, empirical and policy contributions from leading international scholars in the field, this comprehensive Handbook investigates a broad range of innovations and new approaches to tourism aimed at enhancing sustainability.
Rural Economic Developments and Social Movements
Author : Rita Vilkė
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,70 MB
Release : 2021
Category :
ISBN : 9783030719845
Book Description
Focusing on the demands of the new innovative, sustainable and inclusive rural development paradigm, the monograph raises the discussion regarding new approaches and success factors that are vital in current rural socio-economic development and policy transformations. The bottom-up policymaking, self-organization, creative use of knowledge in rural areas, and many other rural innovations are aligned in this book with new social movements' theories, which help disclose, explore and explain the rural development paradigm shift. Rural development forces of the 21st century center on the agents of change - rural population, and, surprisingly - urban population(!), and the political debate concerning EU Common Agricultural Policy and European Green Deal, illustrated with multiple case studies. This book will be of interest to a broad audience of readers, keen on scientific, political, and practical issues of innovations in rural areas and their future development pathways. The monograph is authored by a team of scholars from the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Institute of Economics and Rural Development, Department of Rural Development. Dr. Rita Vilkė is a senior researcher and her main research interests are social responsibility in economically viable and sustainable regional and rural development, modern business models. Dr. Dalia Vidickienė is a principal researcher and her main interest centers on rural development and regional innovation policy, strategic management and business models, paradigm innovations. Dr. Živilė Gedminaitė-Raudonė is a senior researcher and her main research focus is sustainable regional and rural development, circular economy, innovation ecosystems. Dr. Vitalija Simonaitytė is a researcher and her recent research focus is sustainable regional and rural development policy, interest groups, local and regional actors. Erika Ribašauskienė is a researcher and her research focus is sustainable regional and rural development practices, local and regional stakeholders, rural crafts, and business models.
Towards digital inclusion in rural transformation
Author : Hernandez, K.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org. [Author] [Author]
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 17,9 MB
Release : 2024-05-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251386048
Book Description
The rapid and ongoing digital transformation of government, economic, and social sectors holds immense potential to improve outcomes across the SDGs for smallholder farmers and rural communities more generally. [Author] However, it is also widely recognized that digitalization alone does not guarantee inclusion. [Author] Rural residents and marginalized groups have the most to gain from digitalization but are also the most at risk of falling further behind due to digital divides. [Author] The resulting paradox may leave rural development actors unsure about how to best approach rural digital transformation. [Author] This report helps rural development practitioners and decision-makers work through this paradox. [Author] It does so by highlighting the factors that lead to digital exclusion, providing evidence regarding how digital divides play out, and providing recommendations on how to improve digital inclusion for rural areas and marginalized groups. [Author]
Handbook on Alternative Theories of Innovation
Author : Godin, Benoît
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 21,27 MB
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1789902304
Book Description
This insightful Handbook scrutinizes alternative concepts and approaches to the dominant economic or industrial theories of innovation. Providing an assessment of these alternatives, it questions the absence of these neglected types of innovation and suggests diverse theories.
Dynamics of Rural Innovation
Author : Rhiannon Pyburn
Publisher : Kit Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 31,40 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789460221590
Book Description
Feeding the world in a sustainable and fair way is the challenge that a new generation of agricultural professionals must face. This will demand not just technological solutions but a whole package of social, economic, market and political innovations. Central to the challenge is enabling people and organizations with different perspectives and different interests to work creatively together. All this demands new ways of thinking and new sets of competencies. This book offers young professionals and students insight into the theory and practice of innovation systems. It covers important background and concepts, the how to of facilitating innovation, and the role of the broader context. The book is about the dynamics of rural innovation -how to work with the changing nature of both the context and people involved in rural innovation processes and how to facilitate networks of stakeholders to stimulate innovation. The aim is to support agricultural and rural development professionals, especially young ones, as enablers and facilitators of stakeholder-led innovation. Inspirational stories illustrate how different people from farmers to extension officers, business leaders, traders, NGO staff, and policy makers have collaborated to make new and successful things happen. KIT and CDI bring more than 30 years of experience working with partners in developing countries on agricultural innovation processes and social learning. This book capitalizes on these experiences and brings together both conceptual thinkers and practitioners in the writing process to articulate lessons. The book is targeted towards undergraduate- and masters-level students in Africa as well as development practitioners aspiring to use innovation systems thinking in their work."
Inclusive Innovation
Author : Rajeswari S. Raina
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
Release : 2020-02-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8132239296
Book Description
This book discusses the role of inclusive innovation for development in rural India. It uses the evidence of innovation in the context of skewed or limited livelihood options and multiple knowledge systems to argue that if inclusive innovation is to happen, the actors and the nature of the innovation system need reform. The book presents cases of substantive technological changes and institutional reforms enabling inclusive innovation in rural manufacturing, sustainable agriculture, health services, and the processes of technological learning in traditional informal networks, as well as in formal modern commodity markets. These cases offer lessons to enable learning and change within the state and formal science and technology (S&T) organizations. By focusing on these actors central to development economics and innovation systems framework, the book bridges the widening conceptual gaps between these two parallel knowledge domains, and offers options for action by several actors to enable inclusive innovation systems. The content is thus of value to a wide audience consisting of researchers, policy makers, NGOs and industry observers.
The Politics of Knowledge in Inclusive Development and Innovation
Author : David Ludwig
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 26,4 MB
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1000478726
Book Description
This book develops an integrated perspective on the practices and politics of making knowledge work in inclusive development and innovation. While debates about development and innovation commonly appeal to the authority of academic researchers, many current approaches emphasise the plurality of actors with relevant expertise for addressing livelihood challenges. Adopting an action-oriented and reflexive approach, this volume explores the variety of ways in which knowledge works, paying particular attention to dilemmas and controversies. The six parts of the book address the complex interplay of knowledge and politics, starting with the need for knowledge integration in the first part and decolonial perspectives on the politics of knowledge integration in the second part. The following three parts focus on the practices of inclusive development and innovation through three major themes of learning for transformative change, evidence, and digitisation. The final part of the book addresses the governance of knowledge and innovation in the light of political struggles about inclusivity. Exploring conceptual and practical themes through case studies from the Global North and South, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners researching and working in development studies, epistemology, innovation studies, science and technology studies, and sustainability studies more broadly.
