Day 107 14 Days to Go and it is Hand-in, Aims and Objectives Full On

Aims and Objectives

The aim of this thesis is to investigate the reasons for the decline in numbers of practising skilled artisans in Hungary since the fall of communism.

The objectives are to compare the situation in Hungary with that of the UK and Italy, to consider the status of artisans from both that of the worker and consumer point of view, to investigate the role of policy making both in the EU and Hungary in this decline and to survey the current economic climate in Hungary.

Rational

Among the emerging theories and practices of fashion related local development approaches within the sustainability framework around the world the emphasis of this study is on artisan microenterprises within the European Union, which potentially could contribute to the long-term economic growth. In relation to the geographical, economic and political heritage the chosen country is Hungary. It is located in the centre of Europe, joined the European Union in 2004 and going through transition economy during a recession after forty years of communism.

The research problem is to justify the importance of lowering the entrepreneurial taxes in Hungary to preserve and transform traditional craft through innovation. This is in line with the European Union`s proposal of increasing the level of innovation in SME`s within the EU. The unexplored research field`s validity is justified by the hypothesis of promoting and researching law carbon footprint considerate design processes by looking at local skills, materials and markets within the field of fashion by encouraging students to design innovative products to help Hungarian artisans to create sustainable livelihoods, but not being aware of the relationship between business, economics and policy making on a bigger scale to understand why the artisans in question are not able to enter and stay on the market.

Glocal Trinnovation intends to bring awareness and draw attention through this study to expand knowledge about the reasons behind the effects of policy making on the decreasing number of Hungary artisans and on a wider scale lays the foundation of further research within the European Union. It aims to support local production and job creation from a bottom up approach by affecting the government`s policy making.