Weaving is not a gender specific work but traditionally it is practiced and performed mostly by the women. Governments of Bodoland Territorial Region, Assam and Central Govt. of India through several schemes have extended their services in encouraging handloom items. For a comprehensive...

"This book explains the social embeddedness of handloom weaving technologies in Begampur region and shows how some of the prime sources of disjuncture and juxtapositions have been making an impact on the lives of handloom weavers of this region."

One of the remarkable phenomena in recent years is the growing trend of globalization. Iran is also seeking to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) to expand non-oil exports and presence in global markets, and is currently a member of the organization's oversight body. Handmade industries...

In India the handloom industry is one of the major cottage industries. It is one of the labour concentrated industry and the second largest employment generator after agriculture in the rural sectors of the economy. It is generating employment opportunities and supporting livelihood to the...

In economic based developing country needs more constructions. In fact it occupies a pivotal position in the development project of all sectors, like agriculture, rural development, energy, industry, transportation, communication or housing. Construction industry boom can be seen in almost all...

While a variety of studies analysed the benign effects of privatisation on firm performance under post-socialist transition using financial data very little is known about how the apparent productivity gains were achieved. This paper follows a weaving mill from 1998 to 1997 on its way of...