POVERTY ALLEVIATION THROUGH HOME- BASED COTTAGE INDUSTRIES IN QUETTA BALOCHISTAN
Keywords:
Poverty Alleviation, Cottage Industries, Balochistan, PakistanAbstract
This descriptive study analyzes the impact of home-based cottage industries on alleviating poverty in Quetta Balochistan. Cottage industries play a significant role as the backbone for the socioeconomic development of a region. In the current study, 68.5% of the SMEs were found to be engaged in embroidery work, 24.5% in handicrafts and only 7% in making decoration pieces. The findings also showed that embroidery work offered the highest income compared to the production of handicrafts and decoration pieces. By working in one or more of these fields, many of the workers are able to earn enough to enjoy a good livelihood, supporting not only their own family’s financial needs, but also taking part in the industrial development of the country. It is, therefore recommended that the Government of Balochistan and other responsible institutions systematize SME development plan to facilitate promoting Quetta’s home-based cottage industries, especially among the female population. The Government may provide the cottage industry owners with the required resources, equipment as well as basic training to help them market their products domestically and internationally.References
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Enterprises: The United States. Institute of Development
Strategies Discussion Paper.
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Development: Evidence from Anambra South Senatorial Zone,
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Finance, firm size, and growth. Journal of Money, Credit and
Banking, 40(7), 1379-1405.
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and Poverty: Do Pro-SME Policies Work. The World Bank Group
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enterprise development. Manchester: Institute for Development
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industry and its impact on economic development of
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A social accounting matrix model applied to Ecuador. Tourism
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capital, credit, interest and the business cycle. Journal of
comparative research in anthropology and sociology, 3(02), 137-148.
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Enterprises in Pakistan: Definition and Critical Issues. Pakistan
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enterprises (SMEs) and Nigeria’s economic development.
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Retrieved from https://pakobserver.net/sme-sector-backbone-ofeconomy/
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Employment in Developing Asia. Paper Presented at the
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Statistics, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan.
Retrieved from www.pbs.gov.pk
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id=: state-of-smes-inpakistan&catid=15
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enterprises–The role of clusters. Current Science, 80(3), 343-348.
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Entrepreneurial Success: The Case of Small & Medium
Entrepreneurs in KP, Pakistan. Journal of Business Strategies,
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to Product Innovation? Conference Paper. Towards Global
Innovation Ecosystem beyond National Innovation, October. 2007.
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Employment: Cottage Industry Development for Rural Women
of Pakistan. Al- Qalam, June- 2013.
Jaffar. S. Y. G., & Kalsoom, B. (2018). Socio-Economic Impacts of Small Industry
in Balochistan: A Case Study of Gems and Jewelry Training and
Manufacturing Center (GJTMC) Quetta, Balochistan. M.A Social Work
Thesis, Department of Social Work, University of Balochistan, Quetta.
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Women. Paper Presented at the Western Regional Conference of
the National Mission for Empowerment of Women, 23-24, April.
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Obstruction for SMEs in Developing Economies. Pakistan
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Entrepreneurship Monitor 2014 Global Report. London: Global
Entrepreneurship Research Association.
SME POLICY. (2010). Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Development
Policy. Ministry of Trade and Industry, Republic of Rwanda, June
2010. Senatorial Zone, A Published Research Project, Department
of Economics, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Caritas
University, Amorji Nike, Enugu State, 2010.
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Medium Enterprises Development Authority, Government of
Pakistan. Retrieved from https://smeda.org/index.php?
option=com_content&view...smes...pakistan...
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entrepreneurship in small organizations. Small Business
Economics, 32(3), 233-239.
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Manufacturing Sector. A resource- based view. Strategic
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Enterprises in Nigeria, A Case Study of Enugu East senatorial
zone. A Published Research Project, Department of Economics,
Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Caritas University,
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Vere, P. (2011). Trade and Employment in Hong Kong. Paper presented
at the Conference on International Collaborative Initiative on
Trade and Employment, ADB, Manila, 18-19 April.
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Business Review, September 4, 2013. Retrieved from: https://hbr.org/
2013/09/global-rise-of-female-entrepreneurs
Zafar, A., Iraqi, K., & Mustafa, S. (2017). Analysis of Role of Educational
Institutions in Development of Entrepreneurs (A Case Study of
Karachi). International Journal of Academic Research in Business
and Social Sciences, 7(1), 95-110.
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