Dissertation Research: Impact of Development Project on Artisan Work in Bolivia

本项目涉及纽约城市大学人类学专业的一名学生的毕业论文研究。该项目分析了高原玻利维亚羊驼针织业的发展，在那里，出口手工编织已成为当地妇女就业的重要来源。该项目将审查以家庭为基础的生产如何为妇女组织提供基础，以及编织如何影响妇女在社区中的地位。该项目将审查与编织者合作的开发项目的影响。这项研究将增进我们对工匠生产集约化对妇女地位和工作量的影响的理解。方法包括参与者观察，对工人及其家庭样本的结构化访谈，以及对自流针织行业的开发机构和批发商的分析。这项研究很重要，因为许多发展项目都与此类似，为农业或发展中经济体的妇女提供创收技能和渠道。了解发展对妇女家庭生活的影响将为发展规划者提供宝贵的信息。

This project involves the dissertation research of an anthropology student at City University of New York. The project analyzes the development of the alpaca knitwear industry in highland Bolivia, where hand-knitting for export has become an important source of employment for local women. The project will examine how home-based production has provided a based around which women have organized, and how knitting has affected the status of women in the community. The project will examine the impact of development projects working with knitters. The research will advance our understanding of the effects of intensification of artisan production on women's status and workloads. Methods include participant observation, structured interviews with a sample of workers and their households, and analysis of development agencies and wholesalers in the artesian knitting industry. This research is important because many development projects are similar to this, providing income-generating skills and outlets for women in agrarian or developing economies. Understanding the impact of the development on the household lives of women will provide valuable information to development planners.