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Present status and possible future development of the wood furniture industry in Virginia
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe study had the dual objective of characterizing the present role of Virginia's wood furniture industry within Virginia's overall economy and evaluating the possible economic implications of changes in the major production factors influencing the future development of the industry. Supporting the hypothesis that the furniture industry is a major contributor to the economy of Virginia, the following factors were considered: size and number of plants, labor force, wages, and productivity of firms in Virginia. The industry 1n Virginia employed in excess of 21,000 employees in 1964.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Forestry Economics
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Forestry Economics
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1966
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Lyons, Edward Francis
- Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
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- Thompson, Emmett F.
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Davis, Lawrence S.
- Juillerat, Monte E.
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- etd-02162010-020531
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/41207