Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture, and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia

Batik is a process of dyeing fabric by making use of a resist technique. Approximately, 70 % of the national industry in Malaysia is derived from SMEs,and microenterprise is one of the main components in SMEs. In the Malaysian context, most of batik enterprises have been categorized in SME industrie...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Said, Rusmawati, Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee
Other Authors: Omar, Roaimah
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Springer 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47103/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47103/1/abstract.pdf
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author Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina
Ismail, Normaz Wana
Said, Rusmawati
Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee
author2 Omar, Roaimah
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Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina
Ismail, Normaz Wana
Said, Rusmawati
Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee
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description Batik is a process of dyeing fabric by making use of a resist technique. Approximately, 70 % of the national industry in Malaysia is derived from SMEs,and microenterprise is one of the main components in SMEs. In the Malaysian context, most of batik enterprises have been categorized in SME industries.Recently, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).had classified the craft industry as one of the items in the creative industries.They believe the creative industries will provide new opportunities for developing countries to leapfrog into emerging high-income countries due to the contribution on output level, employment, and tourism sector. Even though batik production has long been established in this country, unfortunately, it is still dominated by microenterprises with around 86 %. Hence, this paper is written to bring readers to understand the origin, culture, and the challenges faced by batik makers in order to preserve and flourish batik industry in Malaysia.
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spelling upm-471032016-09-13T06:00:19Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47103/ Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture, and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina Ismail, Normaz Wana Said, Rusmawati Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee Batik is a process of dyeing fabric by making use of a resist technique. Approximately, 70 % of the national industry in Malaysia is derived from SMEs,and microenterprise is one of the main components in SMEs. In the Malaysian context, most of batik enterprises have been categorized in SME industries.Recently, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).had classified the craft industry as one of the items in the creative industries.They believe the creative industries will provide new opportunities for developing countries to leapfrog into emerging high-income countries due to the contribution on output level, employment, and tourism sector. Even though batik production has long been established in this country, unfortunately, it is still dominated by microenterprises with around 86 %. Hence, this paper is written to bring readers to understand the origin, culture, and the challenges faced by batik makers in order to preserve and flourish batik industry in Malaysia. Springer Omar, Roaimah Bahrom, Hasan de Mello, Geraldine 2015 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47103/1/abstract.pdf Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina and Ismail, Normaz Wana and Said, Rusmawati and Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee (2015) Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture, and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia. In: Islamic Perspectives Relating to Business, Arts, Culture and Communication. Springer, Singapore, pp. 229-237. ISBN 9789812874290 http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/227/chp%253A10.1007%252F978-981-287-429-0_22.pdf?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fchapter%2F10.1007%2F978-981-287-429-0_22&token2=exp=1466999424~acl=%2Fstatic%2Fpdf%2F227%2Fchp%25253A10.1007%25252F978-981- 10.1007/978-981-287-429-0_22
spellingShingle Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina
Ismail, Normaz Wana
Said, Rusmawati
Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee
Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture, and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia
title Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture, and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia
title_full Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture, and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia
title_fullStr Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture, and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture, and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia
title_short Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture, and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia
title_sort traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture, and challenges of batik industry in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47103/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47103/1/abstract.pdf