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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
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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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