This thesis is a study of the growth of a modern industry in India, the Indian automobile industry. As a late-comer to industrialization with relatively few satellite industries to support it in the post independence period, the automobile industry has shown tremendous growth within a decade in...

Learning has been recognized as an important factor in explaining the growth of firms in both industrial organization theory and literature. However, few models have attempted to relate the learning and growth literature with the industrial policy regime, especially in economies heavily...

The Indian economy has one of the highest transportation and logistics cost as a percentage of gross domestic product (13%) globally. This paper analyses trends in profitability and discusses some key macro and micro level factors influencing the Indian logistics industry comprising road...

India’s information technology hardware segment is heavily dependent on imports of components and finished goods. After surveying Tamil Nadu’s hardware electronics sector, this article argues that the stagnation of the electronics hardware sectors stems from a failure to create backward...

This article presents a case study of mango farmers in the Kolar district of Karnataka to understand the determinants of profitability and constraints faced by the horticulture industry in India in general. The mango value chain is analysed in-depth to understand the market choices of farmers...