Untapped knowledge in India's e-waste industry: a roadmap to strengthen the informal economy

By:

Krishnan, T. S

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Palgrave Advances in the Economics of Innovation and TechnologyPublication details: Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland 2023Description: xix, 103 pISBN:

9783031502958

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363.7288 KRI

Summary: This book focuses on the economic, political, and cultural factors that make up India’s “informal processors,” which are the highly networked, multi-generational systems that reuse, repurpose, and otherwise dispose of 80% of India’s electronic waste. The research includes insight from more than ninety interviews with forty-nine key stakeholders working within India’s e-waste processing industry. This vital resource explores the complexities of the e-waste industry, and it comprehensively explains the importance of developing context-specific solutions that leverage the inherent strengths of informal processors. The resulting resource offers a counterpoint to mainstream arguments that dismiss the value of expertise from informal processors. (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-50296-5)

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Table of content:
Front Matter
Pages i-xix
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Repositioning the “Informal Economy”: The Hidden Potential for a New Circular Economy in India’s Electronic Waste Industry
T. S. Krishnan
Pages 1-22
“Business as Usual”: Systemic Barriers to Achieving Sustainability in India’s E-waste Processing Industry
T. S. Krishnan
Pages 23-37
The Power of Markets: Economics of India’s E-waste Processing Industry
T. S. Krishnan
Pages 39-57
Specialized Social Networks with Deep Expertise: The Value of Cultural Capital in India’s E-waste Processing Industry
T. S. Krishnan
Pages 59-77
Policy Futures That Leverage the Strength of Informal Economy: Opportunities to Advance Circular Economy and UN SDGs
T. S. Krishnan
Pages 79-99
Back Matter
Pages 101-103
[https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-50296-5]

This book focuses on the economic, political, and cultural factors that make up India’s “informal processors,” which are the highly networked, multi-generational systems that reuse, repurpose, and otherwise dispose of 80% of India’s electronic waste. The research includes insight from more than ninety interviews with forty-nine key stakeholders working within India’s e-waste processing industry.

This vital resource explores the complexities of the e-waste industry, and it comprehensively explains the importance of developing context-specific solutions that leverage the inherent strengths of informal processors. The resulting resource offers a counterpoint to mainstream arguments that dismiss the value of expertise from informal processors.

(https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-50296-5)

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