The study traces the trends in industrial growth against the backdrop of the overall economic growth in Kerala under the influence of the ongoing economic reforms and evaluates it against the performance of Karnataka, Tamilnadu and all-India. The analysis reveals that a phase of growth revival...

The focus of analysis in the paper is on the rationale of a policy regime in which the role of the State policy is redefined to correct market failures in technology transfer, and to catalyse internal learning for improving domestic technological capability and economic growth. More...