Buchbeitrag
Common roots, shared traits, joint prospects? On the articulation of multiple modernities in Benin and Haiti
The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders. On the contrary, it often blocks viable indigenous innovation cultures. In African societies and African Diasporas in Latin America, Cultures of Innovation largely accrue from the informal, not the formal sector. Crucial for a proper understanding is its structural differentiation according to class, gender or religion, and between different trans-national social spaces. Different innovation cultures may be complementary, mutually reinforcing, or conflicting, leading in extreme cases even to a 'clash of cultures' at the local level. The repercussions of competing, even antagonistic agencies of innovative strategic groups are demonstrated, taking the example of the impact of African religion on development in Benin and Haiti.
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Englisch
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Wirtschaft
Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
Comparative Studies of Countries
Cultural Economics: Religion
Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
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culture of innovation
Benin
Haiti
African diaspora
African religion
development
pro-poor agency
Innovationsdiffusion
Innovationskultur
Soziale Integration
Benin
Haiti
Religion
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Kohnert, Dirk
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Veröffentlichung
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Routledge
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
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Oxford
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2007
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- Kohnert, Dirk
- Routledge
- ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
Time of origin
- 2007
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