A Study on Bengal Silk Industry: Glorious Past to Deplorable Present - Roy, Chandan
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This book illustrates the present deplorable conditions of the silk and handloom industry of West Bengal at the background of its golden periods during pre-British as well as British era. The major objective of this study is to derive the loopholes of the present situation apart from narrating the current performance of the silk manufacturers and handloom artisans. The most prominent issues which is hindering the growth of silk and handloom industry in West Bengal is large rate of exodus of the silk farms and artisans from this livelihood. Investigative study has been done based on primary…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
This book illustrates the present deplorable conditions of the silk and handloom industry of West Bengal at the background of its golden periods during pre-British as well as British era. The major objective of this study is to derive the loopholes of the present situation apart from narrating the current performance of the silk manufacturers and handloom artisans. The most prominent issues which is hindering the growth of silk and handloom industry in West Bengal is large rate of exodus of the silk farms and artisans from this livelihood. Investigative study has been done based on primary level survey data and significant explanatory factors have been derived. A case study on the District of Malda has been done to expatiate the analytical study. The study also explores the hidden issues behind the ostensible 'predominance of female workers' in this artisanal sector of West Bengal.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Chandan Roy is Head, Department of Economics, Kaliyaganj College, West Bengal, India. His Ph.D. thesis was ¿Artisanal Silk Industry of West Bengal: A Study on its History, Performance & Current Problems¿. He published 3 books and 22 papers in refereed journals. His area of research includes development, trade, education and women empowerment.