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Why is the traditional crafts industry in India on the decline?

  • UPSC 2015
  • Industry

Decline here is not a single event but a self-reinforcing loop, close to the circular and cumulative causation of Gunnar Myrdal, in which each fall in artisan margin removes a condition for the next season of production, while capital and youth are drawn off to metropolitan poles by backwash.

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  • The Demand End: Substitution and Lost Patronage
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