Technological choice, employment generation, income distribution and consumer demand: the case of furniture making in Kenya

William J. House

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: This study is part of a major research project on technology, products and income distribution. Approximately ten country case studies should serve the central objective of the project, that is to determine the extent to which an improvement in income distribution is likely to be consistent with the consumption of goods and services produced using labour-intensive technologies thereby generating employment. In the case of furniture making in Kenya, the author estimates the direct employment effect in the furniture industry as a result of a policy of income distribution through growth. He finds that a realistic reduction in income inequality will lead to the creation of 17.000 to 24.000 jobs in furniture production. Policy issues concerning credit and the provision of infrastructure are also discussed.

Keywords: choice of technology; employment creation; income distribution; consumer demand; furniture industry; consumer behaviour; income; poverty; urban area; rural area; furniture; capital intensive; industrial sector; labour intensive employment.; informal economy; development policy; credit policy.; questionnaire; statistical table; choix de technologie; création d'emploi; répartition du revenu; demande de consommation; industrie du meuble; comportement du consommateur; revenu; pauvreté; zone urbaine; zone rurale; ameublement; forte intensité de capital; secteur industriel; emploi à forte intensité de main-d'oeuvre; économie informelle; politique de développement; politique du crédit; questionnaire; tableau statistique; elección de tecnología; creación de empleos; distribución del ingreso; demanda de consumo; industria del mueble; comportamiento del consumidor; ingreso; pobreza; zona urbana; zona rural; mobiliario; alto coeficiente de capital; sector industrial; empleo con alto coeficiente de mano de obra; economía informal; política de desarrollo; política crediticia; cuestionario; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 81 P. pages
Date: 1980
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Published in WEP 2-23, Income Distribution and Employment Programme

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