Understanding the Performance of India's Manufacturing Sector: Evidence from Firm Level Data

Kapoor, Radhicka (2018) Understanding the Performance of India's Manufacturing Sector: Evidence from Firm Level Data. Working Paper. Azim Premji University, Bengaluru.

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Abstract

India’s overall economic performance over the last fifteen years has been outstanding, with the economy growing at an average of over 7% p.a. Growth has been service-led with the services sector accounting for over 60% of GDP growth over the period. Importantly, India’s structural transformation has been marked by a shift straight from agriculture to services led growth, leapfrogging manufacturing. The problem with this pattern of growth has been that it has generated relatively fewer opportunities of employment generation. The role of the manufacturing sector, ordinarily considered to be an important engine of growth and job creation for low and middle income countries, has been rather limited. Its share in total GDP and employment has continued to hover around 15% and 12% respectively for the last three decades.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Authors:	Kapoor, Radhicka
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	India's Manufacturing Sector, Firm Level Data
Subjects:	Social sciences > Education
Divisions:	Azim Premji University > Research Centre > Centre for Sustainable Employment
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/4325
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