Untapped Knowledge in India’s E-Waste Industry

A Roadmap to Strengthen the Informal Economy

AvT. S. Krishnan

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-01-24
Mått:148 x 210 x 12 mm
Vikt:283 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Advances in the Economics of Innovation and Technology
Antal sidor:103
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031502958

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T. S. Krishnan is an independent scholar with expertise working across disciplines such as supply chain management, ethnography, and sustainability. He has served as a visiting faculty member at the Indian Institute of Management Nagpur and Ashoka University. Krishnan has worked in industries including sales enablement, data science, artificial intelligence, and product management. His research on informal economy, waste management, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, radiation epidemiology, and environmental sustainability has been published in international academic journals and conferences. He received his PhD from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

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Chapter 1: Repositioning the “informal economy”: The hidden potential for a new circular economy in India’s electronic waste industry.- Chapter 2: “Business as Usual”: Systemic barriers to achieving sustainability in India’s e-waste processing industry.- Chapter 3: The power of markets: Economics of India’s e-waste processing industry.- Chapter 4: Specialized social networks with deep expertise: The value of cultural capital in India’s e-waste processing industry.- Chapter 5: Policy futures that leverage the strength of informal economy: Opportunities to advance circular economy and UN SDGs