In the present paper we analyze the impact of economic liberalization on regional pattern of growth in cement industry of India in terms of regional inequality as well as concentration for the period 1989-2006 following Cement Manufacturers' Association's division of four regions. To this end we...

This paper presents measures of relative efficiency for nine small scale industries in fifteen major states of India. An index of relative efficiency based on total factor productivity is used. It is observed that there are wide differences in efficiency of these industries among the states. The...

This paper uses a comprehensive new data source to document basic facts about geographic concentration among industries in India from 1998 to 2013. Unlike previous studies, our data allow us to accurately measure industrial concentration at the district level and cover manufacturing and...

It is well known that at the end of the last and during the present century the Indian economy performed much stronger than during the first decades after independence. In common discourse this improved performance is usually linked to the change in policy framework which was introduced in 1991...

Among fast growing developing countries, India is distinctive for the role of the service sector. However, sceptics have raised doubts about both the quality and sustainability of the increase in service sector activity and its implications for economic development. Using National Accounts...

Among fast growing developing countries, India is distinctive for the role of the service sector. However, sceptics have raised doubts about both the quality and sustainability of the increase in service sector activity and its implications for economic development. Using National Accounts...

India has been an exemplary case of economic growth, lionized in the international press as one of the emerging market economies that will take over the world economy in the current century. The Indian services revolution is often cited as an example of an alternative development strategy under...

As per the balance of payments constraint hypothesis, in an open economy, achieving a high long-run rate of growth would require a country to reduce its balance of payments constraint through an improved export performance, and the production of import substitutes, which would lower the income...

Some LDC'S provide their product estimates at producer's or market prices while others give it at factor cost making international comparison tricky. When input–output transactions tables are available and are given at factor cost, as in India, modifications based on such tables can give a...

The experience of India in economic catch-up is unique when compared to other countries. First, the catch-up process of India was not only service-led, but also accompanied by a decoupling between manufacturing and services. Second, productivity performance in the service sector was higher than...