Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia

This paper evaluates the impacts of access to infrastructure on development of handloom weaving clusters in Ethiopia based on a survey collected in both urban and rural areas. Geographical clustering enables entrepreneurs with limited capital to enter the business through shared workspaces and great...

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Autores principales: Ayele, Gezahegn, Chamberlin, Jordan, Moorman, Lisa, Wamisho, Kassu, Zhang, Xiaobo
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162019
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author Ayele, Gezahegn
Chamberlin, Jordan
Moorman, Lisa
Wamisho, Kassu
Zhang, Xiaobo
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description This paper evaluates the impacts of access to infrastructure on development of handloom weaving clusters in Ethiopia based on a survey collected in both urban and rural areas. Geographical clustering enables entrepreneurs with limited capital to enter the business through shared workspaces and greater specialization of labor. In towns with electricity access, producers work longer hours by sharing workspaces with electric lights at lower rental cost, resulting in higher labor productivity.
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spelling CGSpace1620192025-11-06T04:32:46Z Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia Ayele, Gezahegn Chamberlin, Jordan Moorman, Lisa Wamisho, Kassu Zhang, Xiaobo employment developing countries cluster sampling textiles rural areas rural urban relations labour productivity division of labour development policies rural development agriculture This paper evaluates the impacts of access to infrastructure on development of handloom weaving clusters in Ethiopia based on a survey collected in both urban and rural areas. Geographical clustering enables entrepreneurs with limited capital to enter the business through shared workspaces and greater specialization of labor. In towns with electricity access, producers work longer hours by sharing workspaces with electric lights at lower rental cost, resulting in higher labor productivity. 2009 2024-11-21T10:00:30Z 2024-11-21T10:00:30Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162019 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154557 https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2011.579112 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162060 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Ayele, Gezahegn; Chamberlin, Jordan; Moorman, Lisa; Wamisho, Kassu; Zhang, Xiaobo. 2009. Infrastructure and cluster development. ESSP II Research Note 6. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162019
spellingShingle employment
developing countries
cluster sampling
textiles
rural areas
rural urban relations
labour productivity
division of labour
development policies
rural development
agriculture
Ayele, Gezahegn
Chamberlin, Jordan
Moorman, Lisa
Wamisho, Kassu
Zhang, Xiaobo
Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia
title Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia
title_full Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia
title_fullStr Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia
title_short Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia
title_sort infrastructure and cluster development a case study of handloom weavers in ethiopia
topic employment
developing countries
cluster sampling
textiles
rural areas
rural urban relations
labour productivity
division of labour
development policies
rural development
agriculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162019
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