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how did small scale industry predominate after the first world war in India ? Explain
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Small industries predominated because of the following factors:
- Large scale industries were present in fractions in the economy
- Technological advancements were adopted by the handicraftsmen if it did not push up their costs
- Most of the labour force was employed in the small workshops and household units, often located in alleys and bylanes.
- Embroidery by skilled handicraftsmen could not be imitated by the machines.
- There was stability in the demand from the richer classes for the embroidered sarees, lungis and handkerchieves by the skilled weavers.
Small industries predominated because of the following factors:
- Large scale industries were present in fractions in the economy
- Technological advancements were adopted by the handicraftsmen if it did not push up their costs
- Most of the labour force was employed in the small workshops and household units, often located in alleys and bylanes.
- Embroidery by skilled handicraftsmen could not be imitated by the machines.
- There was stability in the demand from the richer classes for the embroidered sarees, lungis and handkerchieves by the skilled weavers.
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