A Study of Home Based Industry in Selected Slum Area | Dhaka, Bangladesh

Md. Selim Reza (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3639285522 / ISBN 13: 9783639285529

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011

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A Study of Home Based Industry in Selected Slum Area | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Md. Selim Reza (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | VDM Verlag Dr. Müller | EAN 9783639285529 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Study of Home Based Industry in Selected Slum Area | Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639285522
• ISBN 13: 9783639285529
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The home based industry (HBI) is a common feature in slum areas of Dhaka City. Many people especially the women are involved in this sector. The study has explored the characteristics, problems, issues associated to the HBI of slums. The study also explored the working situation, environment, and income, of the slum people. It also explains various issues related with the market situation, the raw materials and finished products.Three categories of people who are involved in the HBI activities; they are worker, service provider and service provider cum worker. About 63%of family income of worker family comes from HBI activities, 89.47% for service provider cum worker and 71.78 % for service provider. About 52% of the people involved in the HBI activities are women. The study also identifies that the HBI activities suffers from various problems like lack of working place,lack of working capital, lack of credit and training facilities, police harassment, role played by middleman in the HBI activities and lack of legislative support in the favor of HBI promotion. At the end, set of policy has been recommended to promote the HBI considering all the aspects associated the HBI sector

About the Author

Md. Selim Reza has completed Bachelor of Urban and Rural Planning(BURP)from Khulna University in Bangladesh,Master of Urban and RegionalPlanning(MURP)from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)and Master of Social Sciences in Women's and Gender Studies from Dhaka University.Now he is working at development field in Bangladesh.