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Artisan Entrepreneurship

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Artisan Entrepreneurship

EDITED BY

VANESSA RATTEN

La Trobe University, Australia

PAUL JONES

Swansea University, United Kingdom

VITOR BRAGA

Porto Politecnico, Portugal

and

EDUARDO PARRA-LÓPEZ

Universidad de La Laguna, Spain

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Contributors

Acknowledgments

Editing this book has been a good experience due to the help of Niall Kennedy. We thank him very much for his support in editing this book about artisan entrepreneurship. As this book has been edited during the current COVID-19 context, it is helpful to think about how artisan entrepreneurs around the world are responding to the change. There has also been more people due to lockdowns and working from home being able to partake in artisan pursuits. This is an interesting change in the global economy and is highlighting the cultural and societal significance that artisans play in the global economy. Each of the editors would also like to thank the following people:

I would like to dedicate this book to my mum Kaye Ratten. I have fond memories of her knitting me a blue cardigan when I was in my teenage years that I wore for a long time. Whilst I cannot knit she did try to teach me this handicraft. My mum also really liked pottery and I remember her making pottery in the backyard shed. Thus, it is crucial that handicrafts like knitting, pottery and other artisan pursuits continue in order to preserve the cultural heritage and family traditions. I also thank my dad David Ratten who has long been interested in artisan pursuits particularly that concerning photography, cooking and painting. Lastly, I thank my brothers Stuart and Hamish, sister in law Tomomi and niece Sakura. Thank you for your support.

Vanessa Ratten

I would like to thank all the contributors to the book including authors, reviewers and the publishing team for their efforts in taking this book to completion.

Paul Jones

I thank the School of Technology and Management – Porto Polytechnic for the institutional support, in particular to my colleagues in the Business Sciences department for their enthusiasm and constant willingness to help. I also thank to my family and close friends, for their honest support throughout life.

This work has been supported by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia through project UIDB/04728/2020.

Vítor Braga

I would like to thank all the contributors to the book including authors, reviewers and the publishing team for their efforts in taking this book to completion.

Eduardo Parra-López