Muga Industry—A Pride of Assam: An Estimation of Employment Generation, Kamrup District
For any development strategy, sustainable employment should be an important goal. Seemingly, one of the major objectives of macroeconomic policies in developing countries is to create jobs for the poor. Sericulture, with its vast potential for employment generation in rural areas can play a vital ro...
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| description | For any development strategy, sustainable employment should be an important goal. Seemingly, one of the major objectives of macroeconomic policies in developing countries is to create jobs for the poor. Sericulture, with its vast potential for employment generation in rural areas can play a vital role in poverty alleviation. In the said context, and using employment-based analysis (EBA) method, the key aim of this article is to estimate the employment generation potential of the Muga industry in Assam, the findings of which may be useful for policy makers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac837f9d84f64dd988872c6336153c9d2022-12-22T00:54:04ZengACCB PublishingSpace and Culture, India2052-83962015-11-01324253Muga Industry—A Pride of Assam: An Estimation of Employment Generation, Kamrup DistrictMs Manisha Bhattacharyya0Dr Chandrama Goswami1Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Goalpara College, Goalpara, AssamDepartment of Economics, Mangaldai College, Mangaldai 784125, AssamFor any development strategy, sustainable employment should be an important goal. Seemingly, one of the major objectives of macroeconomic policies in developing countries is to create jobs for the poor. Sericulture, with its vast potential for employment generation in rural areas can play a vital role in poverty alleviation. In the said context, and using employment-based analysis (EBA) method, the key aim of this article is to estimate the employment generation potential of the Muga industry in Assam, the findings of which may be useful for policy makers.http://spaceandculture.in/index.php/spaceandculture/article/view/149/pdf_5Sericulturemulberryerimugaemployment based analysisman-dayscocoonAssam |
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| title | Muga Industry—A Pride of Assam: An Estimation of Employment Generation, Kamrup District |
| title_full | Muga Industry—A Pride of Assam: An Estimation of Employment Generation, Kamrup District |
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| title_short | Muga Industry—A Pride of Assam: An Estimation of Employment Generation, Kamrup District |
| title_sort | muga industry a pride of assam an estimation of employment generation kamrup district |
| topic | Sericulture mulberry eri muga employment based analysis man-days cocoon Assam |
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