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Inside an IKEA Carpet-Making Factory in India

Geoff Riley

16th June 2017

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Another mini case study on aspects of globalisation. The arrival of IKEA to manufacture carpets in a factory setting cuts across a number of social/cultural norms but the business is trying to incorporate some of the traditional techniques honed in Indian villages across the generations.

Inside an IKEA Carpet-Making Factory in India
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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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