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The Economics of African Indigenous Knowledge

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T13:06:57Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T13:06:57Z
dc.date.issued2003-02
dc.description.abstractAfrican 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.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/2368300/economics-african-indigenous-knowledge
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10784
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10784
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIndigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 53
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCOST OF INNOVATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE RESOURCES
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMEDICINE
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCT
dc.subjectNGOS
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL MEDICINE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectMEDICINAL PLANTS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectHERBS
dc.subjectRURAL HEALTH
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.titleThe Economics of African Indigenous Knowledgeen
dc.title.alternativeLe cote economique des savoirs locaux africainsen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:22:14.967508Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/2368300/economics-african-indigenous-knowledge
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid604511468204839558
okr.guid444241468192877673
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b085649a71_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2368300
okr.identifier.report25597
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2003/06/21/000094946_03060504021845/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Innovation
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.unitAFT: Knowledge & Learning (AFTKL)
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