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Research Article
Vol. 12, Issue 1
Future Prospects for Akwete Indigenous Textile Industry in Nigeria: A Political Economy Analysis of Globalisation, Challenges, and Policy Pathways
The paper examines the political economy of Nigeria’s indigenous textile industry, focusingon the Akwete weaving industry amid globalisation and emerging challenges. The influx ofcheap imported textiles, particularly from China, has severely disrupted local production,drastically reducing demand for the Akwete cloth and threatening the livelihoods ...