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Meeting the challenges of the handicraft industry in Africa: Evidence from Nairobi

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This article presents findings on observed productivity constraints of handicraft firms in Nairobi, Kenya. The goal is to help NGOs, intergovernmental organisations, and national governments in their efforts to foster local handicraft industries in Africa and beyond. One-hundred and two respondents were interviewed about their business, cost structure, hiring practices, and other intra-industry relationships. This article points out a number of practical problems hindering productivity and limiting livelihoods, including problematic labour practices, conditions of adverse selection, the context of proprietary information in small scale manufacturing, and the tendency of the industry toward hypercompetition.

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  • John Harris, 2014. "Meeting the challenges of the handicraft industry in Africa: Evidence from Nairobi," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(1), pages 105-117, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:24:y:2014:i:1:p:105-117
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2014.867478
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    1. Eunmi Lee & Li Zhao, 2023. "Understanding Purchase Intention of Fair Trade Handicrafts through the Lens of Geographical Indication and Fair Trade Knowledge in a Brand Equity Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-20, December.
    2. Assefa, Dawit Z. & Liao, Ching T. & Misganaw, Bisrat A., 2022. "Unpacking the negative impact of initial informality on innovation: The mediating roles of investments in R&D and employee training," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).

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