Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Making Open Development Inclusive: Lessons from IDRC Research focus es on the connection between openness and inclusion in global developme nt. It brings together the latest research that cuts across a wide vari ety of political, economic, and social arenas - from governance to educ ation to entrepreneurship and more. The chapters draw on empirical evid ence from a wide and diverse range of applications of openness, uncover ing the many critical and underlying elements that shape and structure how particular openness initiatives and/or activities play out - and cr itically - who gets to participate, and who benefits [or not] from open ness, while exploring the frontiers where openness intersects with deep er challenges of development, technology, and innovation"-- Provided by publisher.