Grassroots innovations in the informal economy
Insights from value theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21695046 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fayaz Ahmad Sheikh (0000-0002-2671-5800, Zhejiang University), Saradindu Bhaduri (0000-0003-0709-6773, Jawaharlal Nehru University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-99 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oxford Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-0818 • E-ISSN: 1469-9966 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13600818.2020.1717453 |
| OpenAlex | W3002249397 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 27 |
The scholarship on innovation hitherto has prioritized exchange value, scalability and large scale commercialization, overlooking the other significant human centric values discussed in 'value theory'. Consequently, innovations in the informal economy are often undermined due to their inability to generate exchange values. This paper identifies and examines the suitability of the nuanced set of values discussed in value theory for informal sector grassroots innovations. Based on ten years of ethnographic research in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir in India, we find that these innovations generate a diverse set of values, ranging from use value to socially embedded reciprocal exchange value to different forms of relational and non-relational intrinsic values. At a juncture when strengthening alternative innovation approaches occupies a priority, these findings have important bearing on innovation policy scholarship
Business · Commercialization · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Grassroots · Political science · Positive economics · Scholarship · Social exchange theory · Social science · Sociology · Economic and Technological Innovation · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Social and Economic Development in India · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |