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Comment 6.3

from 6 - Appropriation and Intellectual Property in the Informal Economy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2016

Edited by
Erika Kraemer-Mbula  and
Sacha Wunsch-Vincent
Erika Kraemer-Mbula
Affiliation:
Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
Sacha Wunsch-Vincent
Affiliation:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Switzerland and Sciences Po, Paris
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The Informal Economy in Developing Nations
Hidden Engine of Innovation?
 , pp. 283 - 295
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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  • Comment 6.3
  • Edited by Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, Sacha Wunsch-Vincent
  • Book: The Informal Economy in Developing Nations
  • Online publication: 20 October 2016
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316662076.011
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  • Edited by Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, Sacha Wunsch-Vincent
  • Book: The Informal Economy in Developing Nations
  • Online publication: 20 October 2016
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316662076.011
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  • Edited by Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, Sacha Wunsch-Vincent
  • Book: The Informal Economy in Developing Nations
  • Online publication: 20 October 2016
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316662076.011
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