Untapped knowledge in India's e-waste industry: a roadmap to strengthen the informal economy
- Switzerland Palgrave Macmillan 2023
- xix, 103 p.
- Palgrave Advances in the Economics of Innovation and Technology .
Table of content: Front Matter Pages i-xix Download chapter PDF 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.