The present study attempts to investigate the efficiency of four 4-digit level industries of metal products group belonging to the modern small scale sector. Based on firmlevel data, we attempt to measure the technical efficiency of the selected industries using translog production frontier with...

Drawing on international trade and industrial organisation theories, this paper identifies variables affecting (a) the export decision function, i.e. to export or sell in domestic market, and (b) the export performance function, i.e. the share of exports in output. These functions are estimated...

In this paper, we address ourselves to an evaluation of government policy designed for the modern segment of the small scale manufacturing sector. We argue that the policy has been and continues to be supply-driven and paternalistic leading to dependency. In addition, the individual...