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Craft industry, livelihoods and community wellbeing in the Akuapim South District

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dc.contributor.author Entsua-Mensah, Hawla
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-11T16:24:49Z
dc.date.available 2021-11-11T16:24:49Z
dc.date.issued 2021-06
dc.identifier.issn 23105496
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6453
dc.description xiii, 112p.: ill. en_US
dc.description.abstract The decline in the production and sale of handicrafts and wood products has substantially caused decline in the values and volumes that meets its global demand. The endogenous theory assumes Small and Medium scale Enterprises to be a driver of internal development. These Small and Medium-scale enterprises are capable of serving as a pillar to the private sector in Ghana of which the craft industry is a sector. One variable of social development is the wellbeing of the people. Thus, the researcher was motivated to explore the craft industry, livelihood and community wellbeing in Akuapim South District. The emphasis was on the production level of the craft industry. The study used interpretive paradigm with interview guides and observations which helped to know the livelihoods (means and strategies) of the people in the district who are craft workers. The study pointed that some crafters only engaged in craft business as their sole source of income while others supported it with alternative sources. The study also found out that their income gains were dependent on the customer base. It was recommended that the Akuapim South District Assembly and the Association Heads should re-organise their strategies to improve their selling opportunities on international market. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Cape Coast en_US
dc.subject Livelihoods en_US
dc.subject Community wellbeing en_US
dc.subject Physical assets en_US
dc.subject Human assets en_US
dc.subject Social assets en_US
dc.subject Economic assets en_US
dc.subject Natural assets en_US
dc.subject Support system en_US
dc.title Craft industry, livelihoods and community wellbeing in the Akuapim South District en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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