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Revisiting the concept of "technology for the people": from Gandhi and Schumacher to 21st century new developments

In: Handbook of Innovation & Appropriate Technologies for International Development

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  • Philippe Régnier
  • Pascal Wild

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The principles of Appropriate Technologies are based on Schumacher's thoughts and world famous book Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered from the early 1970s. They have evolved along various paths and have found application in diverse organizations and movements. The proposed concepts have kept their validity until today. More recent publications such as Prahalad's The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid (2005) or the initiatives and publications in the field of frugal innovations contribute significantly to their continued validity in the fight against poverty worldwide.

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  • Philippe Régnier & Pascal Wild, 2022. "Revisiting the concept of "technology for the people": from Gandhi and Schumacher to 21st century new developments," Chapters, in: Philippe Régnier & Daniel Frey & Samuel Pierre & Koshy Varghese & Pascal Wild (ed.), Handbook of Innovation & Appropriate Technologies for International Development, chapter 1, pages 2-6, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:20782_1
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