Grassroots Innovation, Characteristics, Status Quo and Suggestions
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This paper, based on the exploration of the characteristics of folk innovation, provides thorough analysis of its status quo in China. The author holds that there exist many problems in the innovation among individual folks, non-governmental scientific research institutions and private enterprises, and that in view of Indian experience in folk innovation development, the entrepreneurial culture and innovative spirits to encourage venturing and failure toleration should be developed and carried forward.
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