Day 94 Thesis Structure

Ok, I still need to refine this, but only really spent an hour with it in the morning and now it is time to go to bed. Goodnight thesis. See you tomorrow.

1 Introduction

1.1 Aims and Objectives

1.1.1 Aims

1.1.1.1 To investigate the reasons for the decline in numbers of skilled artisans in Hungary since the fall of communism

1.1.2 Objectives

1.1.2.1 To Compare the situation in Hungary with that of the UK and Italy

1.1.2.2 To consider the status of artisans from both that of the worker and consumer point of view

1.1.2.3 To investigate the role of policy making, both EU and Hungarian, in this decline

1.1.2.4 To survey the current economic climate in Hungary

1.2 Rational

1.2.1 Decreasing number of artisans in Hungary

1.2.2 To draw attention

1.2.3 To support local production/job creation

1.2.4 Hungary – home country. Change in attitudes since overthrow of communist regime Currently – more desirable to go on ‘welfare’ than work as artisan

1.3 Literature Review

1.3.1 Background reading

1.3.2 Major Debates

1.3.3 Theories

2 Methodology

2.1 Interviews

2.2 Case Studies

2.3 Soap making

2.4 Felt-making

2.5 Supplementary Reading

2.6 Business School

2.7 Innovation Management

3 Results

3.1 Findings from Interviews

3.2 Findings from Case Studies

4 Discussion

4.1 Looking into other reasons for the decrease in numbers

4.1.1 IT/Electronics Industry

4.1.2 Upskilling - money from the EU

4.1.3 Creating a ‘students’ only class

4.2 What have the effects on the population and the economy of these decrease in skills

4.2.1 Benefit Culture

4.2.2 Rise in demand for cheap clothes

4.2.3 Chinese phenomenon – mobility of labour – China is a growing economic power

4.3 Local materials, skills and markets

4.3.1 Materials

4.3.2 Skills

4.3.3 Felt Making

4.3.4 Spa industry – Specialist Industry

5 Conclusion

5.1 Database of local artisans

5.2 Tax/registration comparison

5.3 Lobbying of EU

5.4 Localism

5.5 Looking to long-term solutions