Год выпуска: 2013 Автор: R. B. Chavan Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 464 ISBN: 9783659417351
Описание
Ethiopia has a long history of manufacturing traditional textiles using hand spun yarn and handlooms for weaving. This activity has been the part of cottage industry and is considered to be a major source of employment both in rural and urban areas. Manufacturing textiles on industrial scale has made the beginning in Ethiopia in 1939 when the first integrated textile mill was established by Italian capital. During 196o’s, 5 large-scale integrated textile enterprises were established mainly by private capital. The socialist regime, which reigned from 1974 to 1991, nationalized private textile and apparel firms and at the same time established 4 more integrated textile mills to expand the sector in order to satisfy the domestic demand for regular textiles and substituting imported products. The present book “Ethiopian Textile Industry: Status, Growth Prospects” provides authentic compilation of the information on development of Ethiopian textile industry from 1939-2010. The...
