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Appropriate Products, Employment and Technology

Case-Studies on Consumer Choice and Basic Needs in Developing Countries

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. Wouter Ginneken

    1. Bureau of Labour Problems Analysis, ILO, Geneva, Switzerland

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  2. Christopher Baron

    1. Bureau of Programming and Management, ILO, Geneva, Switzerland

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Wouter van Ginneken, Christopher Baron
    Pages 1-13

  3. Technology, Employment and Income Distribution: The Soap Industry in Bangladesh

    • A. K. A. Mubin, David J. C. Forsyth
    Pages 14-53

  4. Basic Needs and Appropriate Technology in the Malaysian Bicycle Industry

    • Fong Chan Onn
    Pages 54-83

  5. Metal Household Utensils and Basic Needs in India

    • T. S. Papola, R. C. Sinha
    Pages 84-119

  6. Income Distribution, Technology and Employment in the Footwear Industry in Ghana

    • George A. Aryee
    Pages 120-147

  7. Product Choice and Employment in Furniture-making in Kenya

    • William J. House
    Pages 148-167

  8. Technology, Products and Income Distribution: The Soap Market in Barbados

    • Jeffrey James
    Pages 168-194

  9. Weaning Food and Low-income Consumers in Ethiopia

    • Marie-Ann Landgren-Gudina
    Pages 195-210

  10. Passenger Transport in Karachi

    • Mateen Thobani
    Pages 211-237

  11. Conclusions and Policy Implications

    • Wouter van Ginneken, Christopher Baron
    Pages 238-254

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 255-260
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Bureau of Labour Problems Analysis, ILO, Geneva, Switzerland

    Wouter Ginneken

  • Bureau of Programming and Management, ILO, Geneva, Switzerland

    Christopher Baron

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Appropriate Products, Employment and Technology

  • Book Subtitle: Case-Studies on Consumer Choice and Basic Needs in Developing Countries

  • Editors: Wouter Ginneken, Christopher Baron

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06824-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: International Labour Organisation 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-06826-5Published: 01 January 1984

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-06824-1Published: 18 June 1984

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 260

  • Topics: Industries, International Political Economy

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