> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: David Fernández Bellver > Reference:: Bellver, D. F., Prados-Peña, M. B., García-López, A. M., & Molina-Moreno, V. (2023). Crafts as a key factor in local development: Bibliometric analysis. Heliyon, 9(1), e13039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13039 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938480/ > Date:: 2023 > Tags:: #warp > WeftLinks:: [[Equity value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft alleviates poverty]][[Claim - Craft is an enduring source of employment]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Craft provides sustainable employment according to a comprehensive bibliographic survey. ### Highlights The article discusses how crafts can significantly contribute to local development. It uses bibliometric analysis to explore this relationship. The findings highlight the importance of crafts in enhancing community growth and economics. >“poverty still has an overwhelmingly rural face” [[5](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938480/#bib5)]. >crafts have traditionally stood out in the rural world as a source of job creation [[7](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938480/#bib7)]. In this sense, there are also European projects, such as the European Network of Rural Artisans, which defines crafts as “part of the economy, due to their capacity to generate employment, as an element of social cohesion in the territories and as a potential tourist resource and distinctive culture resource of the counties”