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Traditional cottage industries and handicrafts continue to play an important role in the economies of all Asian countries. They not only constitute major manufacturing activities in themselves but are also often the only available means to provide additional employment and raise the level of living for both rural and urban populations. In view of the growing world market for products of...
Of small importance in a continent where the economies of mass production involve standardized production, handicrafts nevertheless survive to serve a wide market, including that of tourists who seek specialty goods. Knitwear and Harris tweed are produced by crofters in the Scottish islands; traditional costumes are made and displayed in many eastern European countries; and custom-made...
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