Papers by Hansraj Khirodhur
The word “cloud” in cloud computing means that the architecture taking the form of a cloud which ... more The word “cloud” in cloud computing means that the architecture taking the form of a cloud which is easily accessible for users from anywhere in the world on demand. It has important links to management aspects and also helps in cost reduction. At present, it is common to access content across the Internet independently without reference to the underlying hosting infrastructure. This infrastructure consists of data centres that are monitored and maintained round the clock by content providers. Cloud computing is an extension of this idea wherein the capabilities of business applications are exposed as sophisticated services that can be accessed over a network. Cloud service providers are incentivized by the profits to be made by charging consumers for accessing these services. Consumers, such as enterprises, are attracted by the opportunity for reducing or eliminating costs associated with “in-house” provision of these services. This clearly demonstrates the utility of cloud computing in terms of business exhibiting both the demand and the supply side. This clear identification of the demand and the supply side has led to the emergence of cloud computing as a unique discipline in the field of information and communication technology
In December 1970, with the enactment of the Export Processing Zones Act by the Mauritian parliame... more In December 1970, with the enactment of the Export Processing Zones Act by the Mauritian parliament, several Export Processing Zones (EPZ) were set up to manufacture textile garments for export. This initiative was mainly due to the incentives that Mauritius gave to Hong Kong and Taiwanese manufacturers to relocate to Mauritius and to establish export processing activities. The objective was to create jobs, provide opportunities for local capital and to promote economic development. This enabled Mauritius, which was initially at independence in 1968, a monocrop economy depending entirely on sugar, to successfully diversify to a secondary manufacturing base. With the Multi-Fibre Agreement (MFA) that Mauritius was able to negotiate and sign with the European Union, the Mauritian economy eventually took off in the mid1980s and an unprecedented period of economic growth and development ensued.
Mauritius, which in his report to the Governor of Mauritius in 1960, Nobel-prize-winning economist James Meade labelled as a strong candidate for failure, with heavy economic dependence on one crop (sugar), vulnerability to terms of trade shocks, rapid population growth, and potential for ethnic tensions (J.Meade, 1961), shifted from ‘gloom’ to ‘boom’ due to its remarkable economic performance and turned into the ‘Indian Ocean Tiger’ thus proving Meade's dire prognostication wrong.
For the past 30 years, Mauritius has benefited from a series of positive conditions, which have helped to create a solid textile and clothing industry with significant foreign and local investment. The sector was one of the main providers of employment and it contributed about 12% to the GDP. However, with the phasing out of the Multi-Fibre Agreement since January 2005 and the new challenges of an extremely competitive world market has left the industry in a weakened state.
The positive conditions, which have contributed to the thriving of the industry have now almost all disappeared. The statistics over the past decade shows that the industry, which was once thriving is now facing a slow downfall. Employment, enterprise creation, contribution to the national wealth, growth of the industry and foreign direct investment are all showing a negative trend.
However, despite the textile and apparel industry in Mauritius have faced a decline in apparel production and exportation, the Mauritian Government togethers with the manufacturers have developed various strategies to adapt and to gain better positioning in the global textile and clothing market.
The purpose of this paper is geared towards identifying:
1. Some of the external forces which have impacted on the textile industry in Mauritius.
2. How firms in this particular industry responded to these forces.
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Papers by Hansraj Khirodhur
Mauritius, which in his report to the Governor of Mauritius in 1960, Nobel-prize-winning economist James Meade labelled as a strong candidate for failure, with heavy economic dependence on one crop (sugar), vulnerability to terms of trade shocks, rapid population growth, and potential for ethnic tensions (J.Meade, 1961), shifted from ‘gloom’ to ‘boom’ due to its remarkable economic performance and turned into the ‘Indian Ocean Tiger’ thus proving Meade's dire prognostication wrong.
For the past 30 years, Mauritius has benefited from a series of positive conditions, which have helped to create a solid textile and clothing industry with significant foreign and local investment. The sector was one of the main providers of employment and it contributed about 12% to the GDP. However, with the phasing out of the Multi-Fibre Agreement since January 2005 and the new challenges of an extremely competitive world market has left the industry in a weakened state.
The positive conditions, which have contributed to the thriving of the industry have now almost all disappeared. The statistics over the past decade shows that the industry, which was once thriving is now facing a slow downfall. Employment, enterprise creation, contribution to the national wealth, growth of the industry and foreign direct investment are all showing a negative trend.
However, despite the textile and apparel industry in Mauritius have faced a decline in apparel production and exportation, the Mauritian Government togethers with the manufacturers have developed various strategies to adapt and to gain better positioning in the global textile and clothing market.
The purpose of this paper is geared towards identifying:
1. Some of the external forces which have impacted on the textile industry in Mauritius.
2. How firms in this particular industry responded to these forces.
Mauritius, which in his report to the Governor of Mauritius in 1960, Nobel-prize-winning economist James Meade labelled as a strong candidate for failure, with heavy economic dependence on one crop (sugar), vulnerability to terms of trade shocks, rapid population growth, and potential for ethnic tensions (J.Meade, 1961), shifted from ‘gloom’ to ‘boom’ due to its remarkable economic performance and turned into the ‘Indian Ocean Tiger’ thus proving Meade's dire prognostication wrong.
For the past 30 years, Mauritius has benefited from a series of positive conditions, which have helped to create a solid textile and clothing industry with significant foreign and local investment. The sector was one of the main providers of employment and it contributed about 12% to the GDP. However, with the phasing out of the Multi-Fibre Agreement since January 2005 and the new challenges of an extremely competitive world market has left the industry in a weakened state.
The positive conditions, which have contributed to the thriving of the industry have now almost all disappeared. The statistics over the past decade shows that the industry, which was once thriving is now facing a slow downfall. Employment, enterprise creation, contribution to the national wealth, growth of the industry and foreign direct investment are all showing a negative trend.
However, despite the textile and apparel industry in Mauritius have faced a decline in apparel production and exportation, the Mauritian Government togethers with the manufacturers have developed various strategies to adapt and to gain better positioning in the global textile and clothing market.
The purpose of this paper is geared towards identifying:
1. Some of the external forces which have impacted on the textile industry in Mauritius.
2. How firms in this particular industry responded to these forces.