The East Asian development success has challenged the very notion of Third World and the concept of economic take off and social change. The francophone scientific litterature has not much contributed to the analysis of this unique historical phenomenon and to the international debate dealing...

"This timely Handbook provides a conceptual discussion and a wide empirical presentation of new disruptive forms of innovation producing appropriate technologies, addressing the needs of low-income populations, and providing alternative solutions for sustainable development. The Handbook of...