Nature of Small Enterprise Development: Political Aims and Socio-Economic Reality

Nasir, Tyabji (1984): Nature of Small Enterprise Development: Political Aims and Socio-Economic Reality. Published in: Economic and Political Weekly , Vol. XIX, No. 31-33 (August 1984): pp. 1425-1433.

Abstract

The political aim of the Government of India's small industries policy-the creation of a class of small capitalist entrepreneurs-required two measures to ensure its fulfillment.Firstly, the demarcating line between small and big capital had to be defined in a way that was both administratively easy to handle and captured in an acceptable manner the essential difference between 'small' and 'large' across a wide range of industries.Secondly, ways had to be devised to ensure against the entry of ineligible persons or conglomerates to the special provisions of the development schemes. This paper assesses the success of the Government's efforts in these directions

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Small capitalists; social engineering; Industrial Policy; conglomerates
• Subjects: N - Economic History > N8 - Micro-Business History > N85 - Asia including Middle East; P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems; P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems > P11 - Planning, Coordination, and Reform; P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems > P12 - Capitalist Enterprises; P - Economic Systems > P4 - Other Economic Systems > P48 - Political Economy ; Legal Institutions ; Property Rights ; Natural Resources ; Energy ; Environment ; Regional Studies; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z18 - Public Policy

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