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Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development in Africa

Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development in Africa

Moyo, Inocent
Ojo Oloruntoba, Samuel
Monisola Olaitan, Zainab

Hardcover

Series: Anthem Africology, Book 1

Business GeneralIndigenous Studies

ISBN10: 1839996811
ISBN13: 9781839996818
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: Sep 15 2026
Pages: 222
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Critiques the Eurocentric framing of entrepreneurship in Africa and advocates for embracing Indigenous philosophies and practices to foster inclusive, sustainable socio-economic development.

Indigenous entrepreneurship involves the use of Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) to establish enterprises whose target is not only profit but also socio-economic development of communities, and that differentiates it from mainstream economic activities. Based on this, it is then possible to bring into the conversation the issue of IKS and entrepreneurship in Africa in terms of how the conceptualization and praxis of Indigenous entrepreneurship can be decolonized to unlock and unleash socio-economic development in Africa. For this reason, it matters that Indigenous entrepreneurship does not continue to be subjected to or governed by mainstream economic principles. It should be remembered that before colonial conquest, Indigenous entrepreneurship flourished and led to authentic and inclusive socio-economic development. It was colonialism and settler Eurocentric institutions that subjected Indigenous entrepreneurship to mainstream economic governance regimes leading to its marginalization and in some cases relative demise.

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