Industrialisation, employment and basic needs in a fast-growing agrarian state: a study of the Indian punjab

Ajit Singh

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on the impact of industrialization on employment creation and basic needs satisfaction in agricultural economies, comprising a case study of Punjab, India - discusses poverty, industrial structure and productivity trends (1961-1978), relations between agricultural development and industrial development (partic. Small scale industry and manufacturing), provides national level and comparisons, and outlines economic policy suggestions and lessons for developing countries. Diagrams and references.

Keywords: industrialization; employment creation; basic needs; agricultural economy; poverty; industrial structure; productivity.; trend; agricultural development; industrial development; small scale industry.; manufacturing; national level; economic policy; industrialisation; création d'emploi; besoins essentiels; économie agricole; pauvreté; structure industrielle; productivité; tendance; développement agricole; développement industriel; petite industrie; industries manufacturières; niveau national; politique économique; industrialización; creación de empleos; necesidades esenciales; economía agrícola; pobreza; estructura industrial; productividad; tendencia; desarrollo agrícola; desarrollo industrial; pequeña industria; industrias manufactureras; nivel nacional; política económica (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 60 P. pages
Date: 1983
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 2-32, Basic Needs and Development Programme

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