The sustainability of the Asian wooden furniture industry

被引:20
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作者
Ratnasingam, J [1 ]
Ioras, F
机构
[1] Univ Pertanian Malaysia, Fac Forestry, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
[2] Buckingham Univ Coll, High Wycombe HP11 2JZ, Bucks, England
关键词
Industrial policy - Industry liberalization - Strategic elements - Wooden furniture industry;
D O I
10.1007/s00107-003-0382-9
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学]; TS [轻工业、手工业、生活服务业];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ; 0822 ;
摘要
This paper attempts to analyze the sustainability of the Asian wooden furniture industry. Despite booming exports, the furniture industry is besieged with stagnating productivity. The growth attributed to rising exports of low-value, contract furniture is not sustainable in the long-term as other cheaper manufacturers emerge. Industry liberalization coupled with the use of skilled workers, and not industrial policy, are the strategic elements for sustainability.
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页码:233 / 237
页数:5
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