TY - JOUR
AU - Christian Le Bas
AU - Dorota Czyżewska-Misztal
AB - The aim of this article is to describe the economic implications of frugal innovations using an integrative literature review. This article discusses the definition of frugal innovations from a historical perspective, depicting them as innovations of transformative change and analyzing frugal innovations in terms of the social and environmental context. It identifies implications for Global North countries wishing to market new frugal products. The authors suggest analyzing technological frugality as a new technological paradigm, with implications for the environment and sustainability. Frugal innovations are also analyzed in the context of “resource poverty.” This article concludes with a discussion of certain implications for public policy.JEL classification: O010, O14, O32, O33.
BT - Revue d'économie industrielle
DA - 2022
DO - 10.4000/rei.11959
N2 - The aim of this article is to describe the economic implications of frugal innovations using an integrative literature review. This article discusses the definition of frugal innovations from a historical perspective, depicting them as innovations of transformative change and analyzing frugal innovations in terms of the social and environmental context. It identifies implications for Global North countries wishing to market new frugal products. The authors suggest analyzing technological frugality as a new technological paradigm, with implications for the environment and sustainability. Frugal innovations are also analyzed in the context of “resource poverty.” This article concludes with a discussion of certain implications for public policy.JEL classification: O010, O14, O32, O33.
PB - OpenEdition
PY - 2022
SP - 87
EP - 102
T2 - Revue d'économie industrielle
TI - The economics of frugal innovation: An integrative literature review
UR - https://doi.org/10.4000/rei.11959
VL - 180
SN - 0154-3229, 1773-0198
ER -