It is generally believed that the new direction given to the banks since their nationalisation in 1969, and the slackening productivity, have led to a declining trend in the profits and profitability of the banks. The study enquires whether there has actually been a declining trend in the...

The present study of the jute industry demonstrates that no "crisis" exists in the industry such as is alleged by the jute mill-owners and that explanations of the so-called crisis offered by the mill-owners are untenable. It is argued that the industry has gained by exploiting the jute growers...