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From Village Artisans to Industrial Clusters: Agendas and Policy Gaps in Indian Rural Industrialization.
- Source :
- Journal of Agrarian Change; Jan2001, Vol. 1 Issue 1, p81-123, 43p
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- This paper offers a broad strategic assessment of the experience of rural industrialization in India. It does so from a policy perspective with the aim eventually of highlighting specific outstanding policy issues. Rural and small-scale industrialization (RSSI) has held a special place in Indian development thinking and policy formulation from the outset. This privileged position, however, does not derive from a universal consensus with regard to the rationale and policy framework applicable to this sub-sector. However, such has been the symbolic power and populist appeal of RSSI that it has retained its special status within diverse strategic and ideological frameworks. But how has the sub-sector performed? Is the infant industry still in need of paternalistic protection at the age of fifty? Are there any credible indications of a strategic break with longstanding policy frameworks inherited from the past? Can any crucial policy gaps be identified? How well does rural small-scale industry satisfy the extensive developmental claims made by its proponents? These are the general questions addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14710358
- Volume :
- 1
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Agrarian Change
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27573702
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0366.00004