Diagnostic Study of Marble Industry in N.W.F.P
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2000
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UMT, Lahore
Abstract
This research on marble industry in N.W.F.P starts with an introduction of various
types of marbles along with their colors, characteristics and usage. The first chapter is
about introduction of the marble industry and its historical background. The second
chapter is about the infrastructure, International markets, export/import activities,
local market, processing, cutting and technology being used for extracting marble
have been discussed. Chapter third is about the overall introduction of the marble
industry in NWFP, including the quality problems, regulatory frameworks and
administrative framework. Chapter four is about the marketing efforts about marble
industry in Pakistan and all over the world In chapter six findings through cross tabs
of the questionnaires using the SPSS tool are given. Conclusions and
recommendations are given to the traders, government and mine owners', like what
should be done by the government institutes and the traders and mine owners'.
Through field survey and personal interviews some pit falls and potentials were
found, like the lack of modem technology, low education level, government
regulations etc. On the bases of questionnaires the industry SWOT analysis is given.
The bibliography includes all the sources through which I have collected the primary
as well as secondary data. At the end analysis of frequencies and questionnaires
designed for traders and mine owners' are given.