Employment generation and economics of cane-based furniture enterprises of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Journal of Bamboo and Rattan

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-291

  Alamgir, M ^a   Jashimuddin, M ^a   Bhuiyan, M A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Cane furniture; Economics; Employment generation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744586133     PISSN: 15691586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156915905774309982     Document Type: Article

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