Open AccessTHE ROLE OF HAND EMBROIDERY IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION: A CASE STUDY OF GADAP TOWN, KARACHI
Author(s) -
Siraj Bashir Rind,
Kinza Farooq,
Shakir Adam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of social sciences and humanities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2664-4967
pISSN - 0257-4276
DOI - 10.46568/jssh.v60i1.434
Subject(s) - poverty , government (linguistics) , work (physics) , context (archaeology) , distribution (mathematics) , economic growth , sample (material) , business , developing country , cottage industry , development economics , socioeconomics , economics , geography , rural area , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , mathematics , archaeology , chromatography , law
This research topic is very important and shows the social causes of poverty alleviation. Poverty is today’s biggest problem in Pakistan. This research made an effort to find out and to discuss the related elements of poverty. The Researcher proposed to study problems and prospects of hand embroidery in the cottage industries, Cottage industry sector plays a dominant role in the economic development of countries. In developing countries cottage industries are especially important in the context of employment opportunities, equitable distribution of national income, balanced regional growth, and development of different areas. A sample of 70 home-based workers selected from convenience sampling in Gadap Town, Karachi. After assembling data, we found that the government is providing the required level of support to hand embroidery, Respondents cannot perform household chores along with their work and create differences in the domestic economic conditions.