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The Economics of African Indigenous Knowledge
dc.contributor.author | World Bank | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-08-13T13:06:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-08-13T13:06:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003-02 | |
dc.description.abstract | African Indigenous Knowledge (IK) is labeled variously and misconceived at international discussions and in modern literature. The most commonly used phrases are "static," "low-value-added" and "prior art", primarily in the context of the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), of the World Trade Organization. Frequently one finds expressions like mystery, charlatan, irrational, or miracle in relation to traditional medicine, for instance. Achievements of traditional medicine are considered anecdotal or beyond scientific validation. The misconception is further aggravated by the little or no growth in the sector and a lack of understanding of the context in which practitioners apply traditional medicine. Yet the literature produced on this sector has not given much attention to the factors that underpin these misconceptions is further aggravated by the little or no growth in the sector and a lack of understanding of the context in which practitioners apply traditional medicine. | en |
dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/2368300/economics-african-indigenous-knowledge | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10784 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | Washington, DC | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 53 | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.holder | World Bank | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURE | |
dc.subject | COST OF INNOVATION | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES | |
dc.subject | ECONOMICS | |
dc.subject | INCOME | |
dc.subject | INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE | |
dc.subject | INNOVATION | |
dc.subject | INNOVATIONS | |
dc.subject | KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | LEARNING | |
dc.subject | LIVESTOCK | |
dc.subject | MARGINAL COST | |
dc.subject | MEDICINE | |
dc.subject | MOTIVATION | |
dc.subject | NEW PRODUCT | |
dc.subject | NGOS | |
dc.subject | PARTNERSHIP | |
dc.subject | PATIENTS | |
dc.subject | PRODUCTIVITY | |
dc.subject | PROPERTY RIGHTS | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS | |
dc.subject | SOCIAL POLICY INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE | |
dc.subject | ECONOMICS | |
dc.subject | TRADITIONAL MEDICINE | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURE | |
dc.subject | TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE | |
dc.subject | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | |
dc.subject | MEDICINAL PLANTS | |
dc.subject | RURAL COMMUNITIES | |
dc.subject | LOCAL COMMUNITIES | |
dc.subject | HERBS | |
dc.subject | RURAL HEALTH | |
dc.subject | INCENTIVES | |
dc.title | The Economics of African Indigenous Knowledge | en |
dc.title.alternative | Le cote economique des savoirs locaux africains | en |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research :: Brief | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/2368300/economics-african-indigenous-knowledge | |
okr.globalpractice | Agriculture | |
okr.globalpractice | Transport and ICT | |
okr.globalpractice | Environment and Natural Resources | |
okr.globalpractice | Trade and Competitiveness | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 090224b085649a71_2_0 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 2368300 | |
okr.identifier.report | 25597 | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2003/06/21/000094946_03060504021845/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdf | en |
okr.region.administrative | Africa | |
okr.topic | Information and Communication Technologies :: ICT Policy and Strategies | |
okr.topic | Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems | |
okr.topic | Health Monitoring and Evaluation | |
okr.topic | Science and Technology Development :: Innovation | |
okr.topic | Environmental Economics and Policies | |
okr.topic | Environment | |
okr.topic | Agriculture | |
okr.unit | AFT: Knowledge & Learning (AFTKL) | |
okr.volume | 1 of 1 |
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