The expansion of the pulp and paper industry is an important cause of land and water conflicts in the South. This book analyzes the threats to livelihood, soil and biodiversity generated by large-scale pulpwood plantations in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
The expansion of the pulp and paper industry is an important cause of land and water conflicts in the South. This book analyzes the threats to livelihood, soil and biodiversity generated by large-scale pulpwood plantations in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
A discussion of the development of the Italian fashion industry. Drawing on a wide range of sources, notably the testimonies of key witnesses, contemporary media reports and surviving garments, the volume specifically exposes the depth of American involvement in Italian fashion.
In a long tradition of ethnographic research in industrial sociology and management/labour studies, this text raises a number of important issues about the best ways to understand the complex and changing nature of work. Includes a look at Japanese management practices.
Shair was born in a small town in what was then Transjordan and dragged himself through school, moved to college in Beirut, then sailed off to America and returned to the Middle East to create a multinational corporate empire. Dar al Handasah was founded in a flat in Beirut and in contemporary times, spans the globe with offices in 37 countries.
Bells cast in Hertfordshire are to be found not only in that County but in a large area of East and South-East England and the Midlands. Eight have migrated to Honolulu and one to Chicago. This book deals with the men who cast them and is a near exhaustive catalogue of their work.
Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter is a distinct urban industrial landscape; this book explains its evolution and highlights its unique qualities in the national and international context. It also provides a guide tour which readers can use to explore the area.
This text is a readable and practical guide to the most important manufacturing philosophy in the last 50 years, Lean Production, so called because its aim is to trim the fat from the system. Essential guidance is included for changes in ISO regulations and requirements.
Chronicles the birth of the Canon, the famous Japanese brand, from its early days in the 1930s as the Kwanon to the award-winning EOS range of digital cameras.
This report documents the experiences of selected textile and metal firms under economic structural adjustment programme and concludes that the adjustment framework has caused de-industrialization.
Nigeria has been caught in a spiral of economic and political decay. This book highlights the progress which has been achieved, in industrial adjustment, institution building and conflict regulation. It follows Nigeria's leading manufacturing sector, the textile industry, from the heyday of the oil boom through adjustment and liberalization.